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English word touch comes from Proto-Germanic *tukkōną (To grab, snatch. To grasp, touch. To tug, pull.)

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*tukkōną (Proto-Germanic)

To grab, snatch. To grasp, touch. To tug, pull.

*tukkon (Frankish)

*tukkōn (Frankish)

To hit, knock. To touch.

*toccō (Vulgar Latin)

*toccāre (Vulgar Latin)

*tocco (Latin)

I strike, knock.

*toccare (Vulgar Latin)

tucher (Old French)

tochen (Middle English)

touch (English)

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