Where does “tætteca” come from?

tætteca (Old English) comes from Old English -ca, from Proto-Germanic -ukô.

tætteca (Old English): rag, tatter

Definitions

  1. rag, tatter

Ancestry of “tætteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-caCreates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives...
2Proto-Germanic-ukô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ukô →Every word from Old English -ca →