Where does “scotcher” come from?
scotcher (French) comes from French scotch, from English Scotch, from Middle English scocchen, from Old French escocher, from Old French çoche, from Vulgar Latin *tsucca, from Gaulish tsukka, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz — to push, to hit.
scotcher (French): to apply Scotch tape; to numb, freeze
Definitions
- to apply Scotch tape; to numb, freeze
Ancestry of “scotcher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | scotch | scotch; Scotch tape, sticky tape |
| 2 | English | Scotch | The people of Scotland; Whisky distilled in... |
| 3 | Middle English | scocchen | to score, nick, cut; to cut |
| 4 | Old French | escocher | to notch |
| 5 | Old French | çoche | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *tsucca | — |
| 7 | Gaulish | tsukka | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |