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· Proto-Germanic
*þaką
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*þaką
, most common first.
thatch
Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
thack
To strike or thump (someone or something); to thwack.