Where does “tåfis” come from?
tåfis (Swedish) comes from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.
tåfis (Swedish): a kick with the toe end of the boot (especially near the big toe) in soccer (leading to an unpredictable shot)
Definitions
- a kick with the toe end of the boot (especially near the big toe) in soccer (leading to an unpredictable shot)
Ancestry of “tåfis”, step by step
tåfis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 2 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 3 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 4 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
via Swedish fis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fis | a fart |