Where does “tackle” come from?

tackle (Spanish) comes from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

tackle (Spanish): tackle

Definitions

  1. tackle

Ancestry of “tackle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
2Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
3Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
4Middle Dutchtakel
Every word from Middle Dutch takelEvery word from Dutch takelEvery word from Middle English takel