An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Tasche

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Tasche

Tasse

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Tasche.

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2561318An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — TascheJohn Francis DavisFriedrich 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.