Where does “tāsan” come from?

tāsan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic taisan, from Proto-Germanic taisaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tāsan (Old English): to tease

Definitions

  1. to tease

Ancestry of “tāsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaisanto tug, to pull
2Proto-Germanictaisanąto tug, to pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tāsan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taisaną →