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
Ancestry of “tāsan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | taisan | to tug, to pull |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taisaną | to tug, to pull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
Words derived from “tāsan”