Where does “þak” come from?

þak (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

þak (Proto-West Germanic): roof, cover

Definitions

  1. roof, cover

Ancestry of “þak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “þak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →
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