Where does “toeter” come from?

toeter (Dutch) comes from Dutch toet, from Dutch tuit, from Middle Dutch tute.

toeter (Dutch): horn, claxon; drunk

Definitions

  1. horn, claxon; drunk

Ancestry of “toeter”, step by step

toeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoetbeep, honk; face
2Dutchtuita spout; lock of hair
3Middle Dutchtute—

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “toeter”

Every word from Middle Dutch tute →Every word from Dutch tuit →Every word from Dutch toet →