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Where does “tauschen” come from?

tauschen (German) comes from Middle High German tiuschen, from German tuschen, from French toucher, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

tauschen (German): to deceive; to be wrong, to be mistaken; to err

Definitions

  1. to deceive; to be wrong, to be mistaken; to err

Ancestry of “tauschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantiuschen—
2Germantuschento paint with watercolors; to use mascara
3FrenchtoucherThe act of touching; A way of touching; The sense...
4German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
5French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “tauschen”

  • Täuschungsvorwurf
  • Täuschung
  • enttäuschen
  • enttäuschend
  • vortäuschen
  • hinwegtäuschen
  • Enttäuschung
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