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

takel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch takel

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

via Middle Low German takel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantakelship's rigging

Words derived from “takel”

Every word from Middle Dutch takel →Every word from Dutch takel →