Where does “toc” come from?
toc (Catalan) comes from Catalan tocar, from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
toc (Catalan): touch
Ancestry of “toc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tocar | to touch; to feel; to press |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *toccāre, *tuccāre | — |
| 3 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |