Where does “innertak” come from?

innertak (Swedish) comes from Swedish tak, from Old Swedish þak, from Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

innertak (Swedish): a ceiling

Definitions

  1. a ceiling

Ancestry of “innertak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtakroof; ceiling
2Old Swedishþak—
3Old Norseþakthatch, roof
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Old Norse þak →