Etymology Explorer β€Ί Middle English

Where does β€œattachen” come from?

attachen (Middle English) comes from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Ancestry of β€œattachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchatachierto attach
2Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
3Old Frenchestachestake; strap
4Medieval Latinstacaa stake
5Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
6Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from β€œattachen”

  • attach
  • attachable
  • attacher
  • unattachable
  • attacheth
  • attachability
  • attachest
  • attachableness
  • attachably
  • nonattachable
  • re-attach
  • deattach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’