Where does “täun” come from?

täun (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin tabonem, from Latin tabanus — gadfly, horsefly.

Ancestry of “täun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintabonem—
2Latintabanusgadfly, horsefly

Words derived from “täun”

Every word from Latin tabanus →Every word from Vulgar Latin tabonem →
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