Where does “abtasten” come from?
abtasten (German) comes from German tasten, from Middle Low German tasten, from Middle Dutch tasten, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.
abtasten (German): to feel
Definitions
- to feel
Ancestry of “abtasten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tasten | to feel with the hands, to fumble, to grope |
| 2 | Middle Low German | tasten | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tasten | — |
| 4 | Old French | taster | to taste; to touch; to hit; to strike |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tastare | to touch, feel; present active infinitive of... |
| 6 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |