Where does “taughten” come from?
taughten (English) comes from English taught, from Middle English taught, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
taughten (English): To tighten; increase in intensity; to become...
Definitions
- To tighten; increase in intensity; to become...
Ancestry of “taughten”, step by step
taughten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taught
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taught | simple past tense and past participle of teach |
| 2 | Middle English | taught | — |
| 3 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 4 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Middle English toght
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | toght | Obsolete form of taut |