Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “Tove” come from?

Tove (Danish) comes from Middle Low German tȫven, from Proto-Germanic tōbijaną.

Tove (Danish): to hesitate; to hesitate, falter; to linger

Definitions

  1. to hesitate; to hesitate, falter; to linger

Ancestry of “Tove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantȫven—
2Proto-Germanictōbijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tōbijaną →