thack

thack · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*teh₂g-“to touch”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*þakwōną“to touch lightly”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*þakwōn
4. Old English · inherited fromþaccian“to touch gently, stroke, tap”
5. Middle English · inherited fromthakken“to stroke”
6. English todaythack

From Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *þakwōn, from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch lightly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old Dutch þakolōn (“to stroke”), Old Norse þykkr (“a thwack, thump, blow”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“touch”). More at thwack, tangent.

thack · noun, interjection²

1. Middle English · inherited fromthacce
2. English todaythack

From Middle English thacce, from thakken (“to stroke”): see etymology 1.

thack · noun, verb³

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*teg-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*þaką
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*þak
4. Old English · inherited fromþæc
5. Middle English · inherited fromthak
6. English todaythack

From Middle English thak, thakk, thakke, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Dutch dak, Low German Dack, Danish tag (“roof”), German Dach (“roof”), Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”). Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”). See also thatch and deck.

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