Where does “tooi” come from?

tooi (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch tooien, from Old Dutch tōien, from Proto-Germanic tawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

tooi (Afrikaans): to adorn, decorate

Definitions

  1. to adorn, decorate

Ancestry of “tooi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtooiento adorn, decorate
2Old Dutchtōien—
3Proto-Germanictawjanąto make, complete
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →