Where does “Täschendéif” come from?
Täschendéif (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Täsch, from Middle High German tesche, from Old High German tasca, from Italian tasca, from Latin tasca, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das- — Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
Täschendéif (Luxembourgish): pickpocket
Definitions
- pickpocket
Ancestry of “Täschendéif”, step by step
Täschendéif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Täsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Täsch | |
| 2 | Middle High German | tesche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tasca | pouch |
| 4 | Italian | tasca | |
| 5 | Latin | tasca | — |
| 6 | Frankish | taska | pouch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 9 | Translingual | da | — |
| 10 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 11 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 12 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 16 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 17 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |