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Where does “Täuschung” come from?

Täuschung (German) comes from German täuschen, from Middle High German tiuschen, from German tuschen, from French toucher, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

Täuschung (German): deception

Definitions

  1. deception

Ancestry of “Täuschung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantäuschento deceive; to be wrong, to be mistaken; to err
2Middle High Germantiuschen—
3Germantuschento paint with watercolors; to use mascara
4FrenchtoucherThe act of touching; A way of touching; The sense...
5German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
6French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-āre—
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
15Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Täuschung”

  • Täuschungsvorwurf
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