Where does “tanbark” come from?

tanbark (English) comes from English tan, from French tan, from French ta, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.

tanbark (English): The bark of the oak used as a source of tannin;...

Definitions

  1. The bark of the oak used as a source of tannin;...

Ancestry of “tanbark”, step by step

tanbark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtanA yellowish-brown colour; A darkening of the skin...
2Frenchtanpulped oak bark used in the tanning process
3Frenchtayour
4Old Frenchtayour
5Latintuainflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative...
6Latintuusyour
7Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
8Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
9Polishtuhere
10Polishbyćto be
11Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
12Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
13Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via English bark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarkTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the...
2Middle Englishbarkbark; The exterior layer of a nut or other fruit;...
3Old Englishbarcbark
4Old Norsebǫrkrbark
5Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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