Where does “tacklee” come from?

tacklee (English) comes from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

tacklee (English): a person who is tackled

Definitions

  1. a person who is tackled

Ancestry of “tacklee”, step by step

tacklee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tackle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
2Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
3Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
4Middle Dutchtakel—

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Middle Dutch takel →