English
rooftile
From roof + tile.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱrapo-
Proto-Germanic *hrōfą
Proto-West Germanic *hrōf
Old English hrōf ‘roof’
Middle English rhof
English roof
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover’
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Proto-Germanic *tigulǭ ‘tile, brick’
Proto-West Germanic *tigulā ‘tile, brick’
Old English tiġele ‘tile, brick’
Middle English tile
English tile
Today it means
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Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rooftile”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / rooftile