Where does “tyfen” come from?

tyfen (Dutch) comes from Dutch tyfus, from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

tyfen (Dutch): to throw, hurl

Definitions

  1. to throw, hurl

Ancestry of “tyfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtyfusterm used for typhus and typhoid fever; shit!...
2New Latintȳphus
3Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
4Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust

Words derived from “tyfen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω