Where does “Taschenmesser” come from?
Taschenmesser (German) comes from German tasche, from Italian tasca, from Latin tasca, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca- — self-.
Taschenmesser (German): pocketknife
Ancestry of “Taschenmesser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | tasche | — |
| 2 | Italian | tasca | pocket |
| 3 | Latin | tasca | — |
| 4 | Frankish | taska | pouch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 7 | Translingual | da | — |
| 8 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 9 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 10 | Latin | decās | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 14 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 15 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 16 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |