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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”

  • Thatcher
  • thatch
  • Thatcherism
  • thatching
  • dachshund
  • Thatcherite
  • thatcher
  • thack
  • thatchy
  • Thatcherian
  • dethatch
  • Thatcherist
  • thatcht
  • thatchlike
  • rethatch
  • Thatcheresque
  • Thatcherization
  • dethatcher
  • unthatch
  • Thatchernomics
  • Thatcherisation
  • teckel
  • Dachswelpe
  • Dachdecker
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