Where does “*tagl” come from?

*tagl (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic taglą, from Proto-Indo-European doḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

*tagl (Proto-West Germanic): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “*tagl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
2Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “*tagl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European doḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taglą →