tasten
German (Berlin)
/ˈtastən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to feel with the hands, to fumble, to grope
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German tasten derived from Middle Dutch tasten derived from Old French taster derived from Latin *tasto, *tastare, taxare.
Origin
Latin
taxare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftertaste English
- attaste English
- distaste English
- foretaste English
- mistaste English
- pretaste English
- retaste English
- tastable English
- taste English
- tasteable English
- tastebud English
- tasteful English
- tasteless English
- tastemaker English
- tastemaking English
- taster English
- tastest English
- tasteth English
- tastewise English
- tasting English
- tasty English
- undertaste English
- untaste English
- *tasto, *tastare Latin
- *tasto, *tastāre, *tastō Latin
- *tastāre Latin
- tastō Latin
- taxa Latin
- taxare Latin
- taxitō Latin
- abtasten German
- antasten German
- unantastbar German
- aantasten Dutch, Flemish
- aftasten Dutch, Flemish
- betasten Dutch, Flemish
- tastbaar Dutch, Flemish
- tasten Dutch, Flemish
- retâter French
- tâter French
- taksere Norwegian Bokmål
- テイスト Japanese
- taksere Norwegian Nynorsk
- tasten Middle English
- tástáil Irish
- ataster Old French
- taster Old French
- tasten Middle Dutch
- tasten Middle High German
- betaaschten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- taaschten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tasten Middle Low German
- tasta Old Frisian
- testim Tok Pisin
- tâté Louisiana Creole French