Where does “taug” come from?

taug (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse taug, from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

taug (Icelandic): rope, line, cable; nerve

Definitions

  1. rope, line, cable; nerve

Ancestry of “taug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetaugstring, rope
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “taug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugō →Every word from Old Norse taug →
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