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Where does “tucian” come from?

tucian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic teuh-, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tucian (Old English): to torment, vex; to disturb, mistreat

Definitions

  1. to torment, vex; to disturb, mistreat

Ancestry of “tucian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteuh-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tucian”

  • tuck
  • tucker
  • tucket
  • tuckshop
  • untuck
  • pintuck
  • tuckerbox
  • tuckable
  • retuck
  • tuckaway
  • tuck shop
  • tuck-in
  • tucker fucker
  • tuken
  • touken
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