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
Ancestry of “tut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | tutte | to toot |
| 2 | German | tūten | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | tūten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeutaną | to howl, roar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tū- | — |