Where does “detch” come from?

detch (Yola) comes from Middle English thacchen, from Old English þeċċan, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

detch (Yola): to thatch

Definitions

  1. to thatch

Ancestry of “detch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthacchento thatch
2Old Englishþeċċanto cover
3Proto-West Germanicþakkjanto cover; to burn
4Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
5Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
6Proto-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 Proto-Germanic þakjaną →