Thatching
/ˈθætʃɪŋ/noun
The act or craft of covering a roof with straw, reeds, or similar material.
Did you know?Thatch ultimately comes from a Germanic root meaning “to cover” or “roof over,” and its history is tied to some of the oldest human technologies of protection and enclosure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tek-
“to cover, roof over, protect”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þaką
“roof, covering”
Old English
English
þæc
“roof, covering; thatch”
Middle English
English
thacche
“thatch, a roof covering of straw or reeds”
Modern English
English
thatching
“the act of covering a roof with thatch”