Where does “taucher” come from?
taucher (German) comes from German tauchen, from Middle High German tūchen, from Old High German tūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
Ancestry of “taucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | tauchen | to dive; to bathe |
| 2 | Middle High German | tūchen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tūhhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |