Etymology Explorer β€Ί Dutch

Where does β€œattachment” come from?

attachment (Dutch) comes from English attachment, from French attachement, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ° β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

attachment (Dutch): attachment; attachment, personal bonding

Definitions

  1. attachment; attachment, personal bonding

Ancestry of β€œattachment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattachmentThe act or process of attaching; A strong...
2Frenchattachementattachment
3Frenchattacherto affix, bind, tie something to something else,...
4Old Frenchatachierto attach
5Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
6Old Frenchestachestake; strap
7Medieval Latinstacaa stake
8Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
9Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
10Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’