Where does “attachen” come from?

attachen (Middle English) comes from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰, from Proto-Germanic stakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Ancestry of “attachen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	atachier	to attach
2	Old French	estachier	Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
3	Old French	estache	stake; strap
4	Medieval Latin	staca	a stake
5	Gothic	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰	—
6	Proto-Germanic	stakô	stake
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)teg-	to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “attachen”

attach
reattach
attachable
attacher
unattachable
attacheth
attachability
attachest
re-attach
atachar
deattach
disattach
misattach
unattach
attachableness
atachuro
attachably
nonattachable
reattachable

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakô →Every word from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 →