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English word origin

Etymology of tass

Partly from Middle English tas (“heap”), from Old French tas (“heap”), from Frankish *tas (“mass, pile”); and partly from Middle English taas (“heap, mow of corn”), from Old English tas (“heap, mow of grain”); both from

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A heap, pile.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Partly from Middle English tas (“heap”), from Old French tas (“heap”), from Frankish *tas (“mass, pile”); and partly from Middle English taas (“heap, mow of corn”), from Old English tas (“heap, mow of grain”); both from Proto-Germanic *tasaz, *tassaz (“heap, mow, stack”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide, split, section, part, separate”). Related to Middle Dutch tas, tasse (“heap, pile”, Dutch tas), Middle Low German tas (“mow of hay or wheat”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 (ungatass, “disorganised, irregular”); and possibly also to Old High German zetten (“to straw, fertilise”), Old Norse tað (“spread dung”). See tath.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentiontasenm · heap
  • Derivation mentiontasfro · heap
  • Derivation mentiontaasenm · heap, mow of corn
  • Inherited-form mentiontasang · heap, mow of grain
  • Inherited-form mention*tasazgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*deh₂y-ine-pro · to divide, split, section, part, separate
  • Cognate mentiontasdum
  • Cognate mentiontasnl
  • Cognate mentiontasgml · mow of hay or wheat
  • Cognate mention𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃got · disorganised, irregular
  • Cognate mentionzettengoh · to straw, fertilise
  • Cognate mentiontaðnon · spread dung
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A cup or cupful.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English *tasse, from Old French tasse (Modern French tasse (“cup, cupful”)). Cognate with Dutch tas (“cup”), German Tasse (“mug”). Doublet of tazza.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mention*tasseenm
  • Derivation mentiontassefro
  • Cognate mentiontassefr · cup, cupful
  • Cognate mentiontasnl · cup
  • Cognate mentionTassede · mug
  • Doublet mentiontazzaen
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of tasse.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English tasse, tache, from Old French tasse, tasche (“purse; pouch”), from Frankish *taskā (“pouch”), from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ, cognate with Old High German tasca (“pouch”), German Tasche (“pocket; pouch”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentiontasseenm
  • Derivation mentiontassefro
  • Derivation mention*taskǭgem-pro
  • Cognate mentiontascagoh · pouch
  • Cognate mentionTaschede · pocket; pouch
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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

An Oriental silk fabric, with gold or silver thread.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hindi; compare तसर (tasar, “shuttle (weaving)”).

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