Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). · To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden. · To eat; to consume. · To fit neatly.
An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. · A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece. · A curled position. · A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch.
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- Root classification mention*dewk-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentiontukenenm
- Inherited-form mentiontūcianang · to torment, vex
- Derivation mentiontuckendum · to tuck
- Derivation mention*teuh-gem-pro
- Derivation mention*dewk-ine-pro · to pull
- Cognate mentionzucchengoh · to snatch, tug
- Cognate mentiontēonang · to draw, pull, train
- Doublet mentiontouchen
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