An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/tasten

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry tasten. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2561320An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — tastenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ tasten, verb, ‘to touch, fumble, grope,’ from the equivalent Middle High German tasten, weak verb. Borrowed about 1200 A.D. from the Romance cognate Italian tastare (French tâter), ‘to feel, fumble,’ which is based on a Latin *taxitare (allied to late Latin taxare, ‘to touch sharply’).

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