English
tailbase
From tail + base.
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to tear, fray, shred’
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Proto-Germanic *taglą ‘hair, fiber’
Proto-West Germanic *tagl
Old English tæġel
Middle English tail
English tail
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come’
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Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς ‘stepping’
Latin basis ‘a pedestal’
Old French base
Middle English base ‘a foundation or base’
English base
Today it means
noun The base of an animal's tail, where it joins the body.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tailbase”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / tailbase