Where does “attach” come from?
Attach comes from Middle English attachen, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Proto-Germanic stikaną meaning to stick or pierce, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-.
attach (English): To fasten, to join to; To adhere; to be attached;...
Definitions
- To fasten, to join to; To adhere; to be attached;...
Ancestry of “attach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | attachen | — |
| 2 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 3 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 4 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 6 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “attach”