Where does “tægl” come from?

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

tægl (Old English): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “tægl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*tagltail
2Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
3Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European doḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taglą →