Where does “tæġl” come from?

tæġl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic taglą, from Proto-Indo-European doḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

tæġl (Old English): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “tæġl”, step by step

tæġl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic taglą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
2Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Proto-Germanic taglaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictaglaz—

Words derived from “tæġl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European doḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taglą →
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