Where does “untackle” come from?

untackle (English) comes from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

untackle (English): To unhitch; to unharness

Definitions

  1. To unhitch; to unharness

Ancestry of “untackle”, step by step

untackle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tackle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
2Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
3Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
4Middle Dutchtakel—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle Dutch takel →Every word from Dutch takel →Every word from Middle English takel →