Where does “toeteren” come from?

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

toeteren (Dutch): to beep, to honk, to sound a horn

Definitions

  1. to beep, to honk, to sound a horn

Ancestry of “toeteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeterhorn, claxon; drunk
2Dutchtoetbeep, honk; face
3Dutchtuita spout; lock of hair
4Middle Dutchtute—
Every word from Middle Dutch tute →Every word from Dutch tuit →Every word from Dutch toet →