Where does “tauchen” come from?
tauchen (German) comes from Middle High German tūchen, from Old High German tūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
tauchen (German): to dive; to bathe
Ancestry of “tauchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | tūchen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | tūhhan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |
Words derived from “tauchen”