Where does “tover” come from?

tover (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tôver, from Old Dutch tōver, from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.

tover (Dutch): something enchanting, magic

Definitions

  1. something enchanting, magic

Ancestry of “tover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtôvermagic, sorcery, spell
2Old Dutchtōver—
3Proto-West Germanic*taubr—
4Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Germanic taubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *taubr →Every word from Old Dutch tōver →