An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Tasche

by Friedrich Kluge

Tasche, feminine, ‘pocket, pouch, wallet,’ from the equivalent Middle High German tasche (tęsche), Old High German tasca, feminine. An obscure word, the relation of which to the equivalent. Romance cognate Italian tasca cannot be defined. The ‘origin of the word and the history of its further diffusion is unknown.