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Where does “tāhi” come from?

tāhi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic tanhuz, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

Ancestry of “tāhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictanhuzholding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “tāhi”

  • taaislijmziekte
  • taai
  • taaitaai
  • taey
  • tāi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →