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

  1. To fasten, to join to; To adhere; to be attached;...

Ancestry of “attach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishattachen—
2Old Frenchatachierto attach
3Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
4Old Frenchestachestake; strap
5Medieval Latinstacaa stake
6Gothic𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰—
7Proto-Germanicstakôstake
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “attach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakô →Every word from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 →