Where does “טאַץ” come from?
טאַץ (Yiddish) comes from Polish taca, from German Tasse, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen — to stand.
טאַץ (Yiddish): tray object on which things are carried
Definitions
- tray object on which things are carried
Ancestry of “טאַץ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | taca | tray, salver |
| 2 | German | Tasse | cup with a handle |
| 3 | French | tasse | cup; cupful |
| 4 | Middle French | tasse | — |
| 5 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 6 | Persian | تست | test |
| 7 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 8 | German | testen | to test |
| 9 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 10 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 11 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 12 | Old French | teste | head |
| 13 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 14 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 15 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |