Where does “tailed” come from?
Tailed comes from Middle English tayled, formed with the Middle English past participle suffix -ed (from Old English -od, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- meaning to take or accept.
tailed (English): simple past tense and past participle of tail;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of tail;...
Ancestry of “tailed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tayled | tailed; Having a part which drags on the floor |
| 2 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 3 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |