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tawEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-West Germanic *tawōn, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to tie to, secure”). Cognate with Dutch touwen (“to rope, tether, curry”), Dutch tuien (“to fasten with ropes”), German Tau (“rope, hawser, cable”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to make, prepare”). Related to tool and possibly to tether.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tawEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Unknown. Attested in English from the 18th century. Compare Old English tāw (“instrument”). Also compare Irish togh (“choose, elect”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tawEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Compare Phoenician 𐤕 (tāw), Hebrew ת (tav), Arabic تاء (tāʔ).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗tawEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Compare tew (“to tow”), and tow.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- TawEnglish · e-38700-4486
Taw, taw, n. a marble chosen to be played with, a game at marbles, also the line from which to play.
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Taw, taw, v.t. to prepare and dress, as skins into white leather.—ns. Taw′er, a maker of white leather; Taw′ery, a place where skins are dressed; Taw′ing. [A.S. tawian, to prepare; Old High Ger. zoujan, make, Dut. touwen
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