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Where does “tatch” come from?

tatch (English) comes from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca- — self-.

tatch (English): A spot or stain; A trick; A quality

Definitions

  1. A spot or stain; A trick; A quality

Ancestry of “tatch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtacheblot, stain or smear; spot; more or less...
2Old Frenchtascheduty; obligation
3Frankishtaskapouch
4Proto-Germanictaskǭbag, purse; pouch, pocket
5Proto-Indo-Europeandas-—
6Translingualda—
7Englishdeca-Greek number...
8Frenchdéca-deca-
9Latindecās—
10Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
11Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
12Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
13Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
14Hungarianönyou
15Hungarianön-self-
Every word from Hungarian ön- →