Etymograph

English

tailgut

From tail + gut.

A compound of tail + gut

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 *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’

Proto-Germanic *gut-

Old English gutt ‘gut, entrail’

Middle English gut

English gut

Today it means

noun A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / tailgut