Where does “tut” come from?

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

tut (Danish): stall; roll; toot

Definitions

  1. stall; roll; toot

Ancestry of “tut”, step by step

tut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tutte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtutteto toot
2Germantūtento honk
3Middle Low Germantūten—
4Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—

via Middle High German tūte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantūtething shaped like a horn
2Proto-GermanicþeutǭThat which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Middle Low German tūten →