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Where does “tusche” come from?

tusche (English) comes from German tusche, from German tuschen, from French toucher, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

tusche (English): A black liquid used in lithography for drawing...

Definitions

  1. A black liquid used in lithography for drawing...

Ancestry of “tusche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantuscheinflection of tuschen: ## first-person singular...
2Germantuschento paint with watercolors; to use mascara
3FrenchtoucherThe act of touching; A way of touching; The sense...
4German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
5French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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