Where does “touchen” come from?

touchen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German -tūhhan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

Ancestry of “touchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German-tūhhan—
2Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Old High German -tūhhan →