Taache

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German tāht, from Old High German tāht (“(that which is) twisted”), from Proto-Germanic *þēhtuz. Cognate with German Docht, Icelandic þáttur.

Noun

Taache m

  1. (Uri) wick (porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)

References
  • “Taache” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 22.
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