Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A difficulty, struggle. · A hurry, stir, commotion.
To sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet. · To toss or tumble oneself about; act violently, rage, throw a fit. · To struggle, toil, strive, labour. · To trudge, walk heavily.
From Middle English taven, from Old Norse *tafa, from Proto-Germanic *tabōną (“to grope, feel”). Cognate with Faroese tava (“to endeavour, exert oneself”), Norwegian Nynorsk tava (“to toil in vain”), German zabeln (“to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder”).
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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