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Where does “toquer” come from?

toquer (French) comes from Middle French toquer, from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

toquer (French): to bother, to dog; to hit, to tap, to bang, to...

Definitions

  1. to bother, to dog; to hit, to tap, to bang, to...

Ancestry of “toquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtoquerto touch
2Vulgar Latintuccoto knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I...
3Frankishtukkōnto knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch
4Proto-Germanictukkōnąto tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “toquer”

  • toquade
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