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Where does “tæsan” come from?

tæsan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic taisijan — to separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred.

tæsan (Old English): to tease; to tear apart; to rip apart or wound

Definitions

  1. to tease; to tear apart; to rip apart or wound

Ancestry of “tæsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaisijanto separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred
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