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

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