Where does β€œtach” come from?

tach (Middle English) comes from Old French tache, from Vulgar Latin tacca, from Gothic π„πŒ°πŒΉπŒΊπŒ½πƒ, from Proto-Germanic taiknaz, from Proto-Indo-European deyαΈ±- β€” to point out.

tach (Middle English): touchwood, tinder; characteristic; disfigurement,...

Definitions

  1. touchwood, tinder; characteristic; disfigurement,...

Ancestry of β€œtach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtachemark; stain
2Vulgar Latintaccaβ€”
3Gothicπ„πŒ°πŒΉπŒΊπŒ½πƒsign, indication; miracle
4Proto-Germanictaiknazsign
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeyαΈ±-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyαΈ±- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic taiknaz β†’Every word from Gothic π„πŒ°πŒΉπŒΊπŒ½πƒ β†’