Where does “tuig” come from?

tuig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tuyg, from Old Dutch tiug, from Proto-Germanic tiugiją, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tuig (Dutch): thing; device; riff-raff

Definitions

  1. thing; device; riff-raff

Ancestry of “tuig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtuygtools, apparatus, utensil, ornament
2Old Dutchtiug—
3Proto-Germanictiugijąstuff, gear, device
4Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tuig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →