Where does “aftasten” come from?

aftasten (Dutch) comes from Dutch tasten, from Middle Dutch tasten, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.

aftasten (Dutch): to investigate/explore/inspect with the hands

Definitions

to investigate/explore/inspect with the hands

Ancestry of “aftasten”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	tasten	to feel with the hands, to grope
2	Middle Dutch	tasten	—
3	Old French	taster	to taste; to touch; to hit; to strike
4	Vulgar Latin	tastare	to touch, feel; present active infinitive of...
5	Latin	taxāre	—
6	Latin	Taxus	yew
7	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
9	Latin	-scopium	—
10	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
14	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
15	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

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