Where does “tooien” come from?

tooien (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tōien, from Proto-Germanic tawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

tooien (Dutch): to adorn, decorate

Definitions

  1. to adorn, decorate

Ancestry of “tooien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtōien—
2Proto-Germanictawjanąto make, complete
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “tooien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →