Etymology

tate

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Japanese 縦
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tate · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from縦
  2. English todaytate

Borrowed from Japanese 縦 (tate).

Tate · proper noun2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromTáta
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*taitaz“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”
  3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*tait
  4. Old English · inherited fromTāta
  5. Middle English · inherited from*Tate
  6. English todayTate

From Middle English *Tate, partially from Old English Tāta, from Proto-West Germanic *tait, from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”); and partially from Old Norse Táta, a personal name of unknown meaning. Doublet of Tait and Zeiss.

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishTāta all →

tatum

Proto-Germanic*taitaz all →

tait

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