thatch C2+ Topic:House & Home US /θætʃ/ UK /θætʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun straw or reeds used to make a roof; to roof with such material The cottage's thatch had weathered to a soft silver-gray over the years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · straw or reeds used to make... strawreedthatchingroofing Word family Derived forms thatcherthatchedthatching Related forms thackdeck Etymology AI details From Old English theccan ('to cover'), related to thaec ('roof, thatch'), from Proto-Germanic *thakjana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)teg- ('to cover'). theccan Old English *thakjana Proto-Germanic *(s)teg- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thatch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /θætʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /θætʃ/ ## Meanings 1. straw or reeds used to make a roof; to roof with such material ## Examples - The cottage's thatch had weathered to a soft silver-gray over the years. ## Synonyms - straw - reed - thatching - roofing ## Derived Forms - thatcher - thatched - thatching ## Related Forms - thack - deck ## Roots and Affixes - Root: theccan - Root: *thakjana - Root: *(s)teg- ## Etymology From Old English theccan ('to cover'), related to thaec ('roof, thatch'), from Proto-Germanic *thakjana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)teg- ('to cover'). ## AI Etymology Thatch is from Old English theccan ('to cover'), related to thaec ('roof, thatch'), from Proto-Germanic *thakjana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)teg- ('to cover'). Important recorded forms include theccan (Old English), *thakjana (Proto-Germanic), and *(s)teg- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers straw or reeds used to make a roof; to roof with such material. The wider family includes derived forms such as thatcher, thatched, and thatching and related words such as thack and deck. ## Topics - House & Home markdown