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Where does “tukkōn” come from?

tukkōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tukkōn (Frankish): to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch

Definitions

  1. to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch

Ancestry of “tukkōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictukkōnąto tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tukkōn”

  • touch
  • touching
  • touchstone
  • touchdown
  • untouchable
  • touchingly
  • untouchability
  • touchpad
  • touchpoint
  • toccata
  • touchwood
  • touchline
  • touché
  • touchtone
  • toucht
  • touchest
  • tusche
  • multitouch
  • touchless
  • nontouching
  • untouch
  • aftertouch
  • untouching
  • touchingness
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