Etymology

tag

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Middle English tagge ← North Germanic
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tag · noun, verb1

  1. North Germanic · derived from
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtagge“small piece hanging from a garment”
  3. English todaytag

From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.

tag · noun2

  1. Aramaic · borrowed fromתגא“crown”
  2. English todaytag

Borrowed from Aramaic תגא (taga, “crown”). Doublet of taj.

TAG · adjective3

Acronym of tight-aggressive.

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