Etymology of the English word touchwood
the English word
touchwoodderived from the English word
touchderived from the Old French word
tochierderived from the Vulgar Latin word
toccarederived from the Old French word
touchierderived from the Vulgar Latin word
toccarederived from the English word
woodderived from the English word
wududerived from the Arabic word
wududerived from the Arabic word
wudūʾderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*widuzderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*woth-Date
The earliest known usage of touchwood in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
