tait · noun1
A borrowing into English of the Australian aboriginal name for the animal.
Tait · proper noun2
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*taitaz“glad, delicate, tender, radiant”
- Old Norse · derived fromteitr“cheerful, glad”
- Middle English · derived fromtayt
- Middle English · inherited fromTayte
- English todayTait
From Middle English Tayte, Tayt, Teyt (personal name), from Middle English tayt, teyte (“cheerful, merry”), from Old Norse teitr (“cheerful, glad”), from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“glad, delicate, tender, radiant”). Cognate with Old English tāt (“glad”, attested in names), Old High German zeiz (“loving, pleasant, tender”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.