An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Tasche

by Friedrich Kluge

Tasche, f., ‘pocket, pouch, wallet,’ from the equiv. MidHG. tasche (tęsche), OHG. tasca, f. An obscure word, the relation of which to the equiv. Romance cognate Ital. tasca cannot be defined. The ‘origin of the word and the history of its further diffusion is unknown.