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Where does “dach” come from?

dach (Polish) comes from Middle High German dach, from Old High German dag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dach (Polish): roof; house, apartment

Definitions

  1. roof; house, apartment

Ancestry of “dach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandach—
2Old High Germandag—
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dach”

  • dachowy
  • dachówka
  • dachowiec
  • дах
  • дах
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