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.

taucher (German): diver someone who dives, especially as a sport; someone who works underwater

Definitions

  1. diver someone who dives, especially as a sport; someone who works underwater

Ancestry of “taucher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantauchento dive; to bathe
2Middle High Germantūchento dive, to duck, to submerge, to become submerged
3Old High Germantūhhan—
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “taucher”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Old High German tūhhan →