Where does “marteltuig” come from?

marteltuig (Dutch) comes from Dutch tuig, from Middle Dutch tuyg, from Old Dutch tiug, from Proto-Germanic tiugiją, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

marteltuig (Dutch): torture device

Definitions

  1. torture device

Ancestry of “marteltuig”, step by step

marteltuig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuigthing; device; riff-raff
2Middle Dutchtuygtools, apparatus, utensil, ornament
3Old Dutchtiug—
4Proto-Germanictiugijąstuff, gear, device
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Dutch martelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmartelento torture, to torment
2Old Dutchmartilonto torture
3Latinmartyriō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →