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
- (Uri) wick (porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 22.