Where does “Handtasche” come from?
Handtasche (German) comes from German Tasche, from Middle High German tasche, from Old High German taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca- — self-.
Handtasche (German): handbag, purse
Definitions
- handbag, purse
Ancestry of “Handtasche”, step by step
Handtasche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tasche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tasche | bag; pocket |
| 2 | Middle High German | tasche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | taska | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 6 | Translingual | da | — |
| 7 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 8 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 9 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 13 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 14 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 15 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |