Where does “tak” come from?

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

tak (Swedish): roof; ceiling

Definitions

  1. roof; ceiling

Ancestry of “tak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþak—
2Old Norseþakthatch, roof
3Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tak”

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