Where does “taŭzi” come from?

taŭzi (Esperanto) comes from English touse, from German zausen, from Middle High German zūsen, from Old High German zūsōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn — to tease, pull, pluck.

taŭzi (Esperanto): to tousle, jostle; to put into disorder

Definitions

  1. to tousle, jostle; to put into disorder

Ancestry of “taŭzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtouseTo rumple, tousle; To pull to pieces; a noisy...
2Germanzausento ruffle
3Middle High Germanzūsen—
4Old High Germanzūsōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*tūsōnto tease, pull, pluck
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn →Every word from Old High German zūsōn →Every word from Middle High German zūsen →
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