Where does “teug” come from?
teug (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch toghe, from Old Dutch tugi, from Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
teug (Dutch): pull, draw; sip, gulp
Ancestry of “teug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | toghe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tugi | — |
| 3 | Germanic | *tugi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tugiz | a drawing, tug, pull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |