tayl
Middle English
/tɛi̯l/
noun
Definitions
- A tail caudal appendage at the back of an animal.
- The back side or reverse of a creature:
- A line or array; an extension:
- The end or point of something; the thinnest part of something.
- (euphemistic) One's genitalia or nether regions.
- (rare) The result or fruit of something; the effects of something.
- (rare) A drainage canal for a water-powered mill.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English tæġl (tail) inherited from Proto-Germanic *taglą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*taglą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tail end English
- tailed English
- *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *taglaz Proto-Germanic
- *taglą Proto-Germanic
- tægl Old English
- tæġl Old English
- ende Middle English
- hors Middle English
- horstaile Middle English
- tail Middle English
- taylarde Middle English
- tayled Middle English
- taylende Middle English
- tagl Old Norse
- zagal Old High German
- 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻 Gothic