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Where does “des-” come from?

des- (Proto-Indo-European): to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Definitions

  1. to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

Words derived from “des-”

  • tasse
  • sabretache
  • hamantaschen
  • tascata
  • tasca
  • tascabile
  • rintascare
  • intascare
  • sabre-tache
  • Säbeltasche
  • Taschengeld
  • Taschendieb
  • Taschenwörterbuch
  • Aktentasche
  • Tasche
  • Schultertasche
  • Taschenbuch
  • Taschenrechner
  • Taschenlampe
  • Taschentuch
  • Taschenmesser
  • Handtäschchen
  • Handtasche
  • aavikkotasku