Thatched
/θætʃt/noun
Covered with a roof made of straw, reeds, or similar material.
Did you know?The word comes from Old English *þæc*/*þæccan*, tied to the idea of covering or protecting, showing how everyday shelter words often began as raw survival language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þaką
“roof, covering”
Old English
OE
þæc
“roof, covering, thatch”
Old English
OE
þæccan
“to cover, roof over”
Middle English
ME
thacchen
“to cover with a roof or thatch”
Modern English
English
thatched
“covered with thatch”