Where does “טאָק” come from?

טאָק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German tocke, from Old High German toccha, from Proto-Germanic dokko, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeu-k- — to spin, shake.

טאָק (Yiddish): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “טאָק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantocke—
2Old High Germantocchadoll
3Proto-Germanicdokkosomething round
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeu-k-to spin, shake

Words derived from “טאָק”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeu-k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dokko →Every word from Old High German toccha →
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