Where does “טאַטויִרן” come from?

טאַטויִרן (Yiddish) comes from German tätowieren, from French tatouer, from English tattoo, from English tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe, from Old Dutch tappo — to share, divide.

טאַטויִרן (Yiddish): tattoo to apply a tattoo

Definitions

  1. tattoo to apply a tattoo

Ancestry of “טאַטויִרן”, step by step

טאַטויִרן traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German tätowieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantätowierento tattoo
2Frenchtatouerto tattoo
3EnglishtattooAn image made in the skin with ink and a needle;...
4Englishtap-to
5Dutchtaptoetattoo, military-style music parade; sign given...
6Dutchtaptap
7Middle Dutchtappeclosing pin, stopper
8Old Dutchtappo
9Frankishtappō
10Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
12Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Polish tatuować

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtatuowaćto tattoo
2Polish-owaćUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
3Latin-owac
4Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives

via Russian татуи́ровать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтатуи́роватьto tattoo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô
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