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Where does “takel” come from?

takel (Middle English) comes from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

takel (Middle English): gear, apparatus

Definitions

  1. gear, apparatus

Ancestry of “takel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
2Middle Dutchtakel—

Words derived from “takel”

  • tackle
  • tackler
  • tacklebox
  • retackle
  • nontackle
  • outtackle
  • foretackle
  • untackle
  • tackle
  • tackle
  • tackler
  • tacle
  • tacler
  • takle
  • tækling
  • tækla
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