Where does “toque” come from?

toque (Galician) comes from Galician tocar, from Old Portuguese tocar, from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

toque (Galician): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

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Ancestry of “toque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantocarto touch; to play; to knock
2Old Portuguesetocar—
3Vulgar Latin*toccāre, *tuccāre—
4Frankishtukkōnto knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch
5Proto-Germanictukkōnąto tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tukkōną →Every word from Frankish tukkōn →