Where does “taaschten” come from?
taaschten (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German tasten, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
taaschten (Luxembourgish): to feel with the hands, to grope around
Definitions
- to feel with the hands, to grope around
Ancestry of “taaschten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | tasten | — |
| 2 | Old French | taster | to taste; to touch; to hit; to strike |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | tastare | to touch, feel; present active infinitive of... |
| 4 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “taaschten”