Where does “tasche” come from?
tasche (Middle High German) comes from Old High German taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca-, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς — voice (of human or animal); sound.
Ancestry of “tasche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | taska | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 4 | Translingual | da | — |
| 5 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 6 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 7 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 11 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 13 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 14 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 15 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |