Where does “tocken” come from?

tocken (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German tocken, from Old Saxon tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tocken (German Low German): To attract; entice; To lure; bait; To pull; tug

Definitions

  1. To attract; entice; To lure; bait; To pull; tug

Ancestry of “tocken”, step by step

tocken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German tocken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantocken—
2Old Saxontukkōn—
3Proto-Germanic*tukkōn—
4Proto-Germanictukkōnąto tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German Low German tucken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low Germantucken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tukkōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *tukkōn →
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