Where does “タッチ” come from?

タッチ (Japanese) comes from English touch, from Middle English touchen, from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

タッチ (Japanese): touch; involvement, relationship; be involved

Definitions

  1. touch; involvement, relationship; be involved

Ancestry of “タッチ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtouchPrimarily physical senses; Primarily non-physical...
2Middle Englishtouchento touch
3Old Frenchtochierto touch
4Vulgar Latintuccoto knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I...
5Frankishtukkōnto knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch
6Proto-Germanictukkōnąto tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic tukkōnąEvery word from Frankish tukkōn
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