Where does “tud” come from?

tud (Danish) comes from Danish tude, from Middle Low German tūten, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

tud (Danish): spout; nozzle; snout

Definitions

  1. spout; nozzle; snout

Ancestry of “tud”, step by step

tud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtudehowl; yowl; hoot
2Middle Low Germantūten—
3Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
4Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—

via Middle High German tūte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantūtething shaped like a horn
2Proto-GermanicþeutǭThat which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,...

Words derived from “tud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Middle Low German tūten →