Where does “tewel” come from?
tewel (English) comes from Middle English tuwel, from Old French tueil, from Vulgar Latin tuta, from Frankish thūta, from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.
tewel (English): A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading...
Definitions
- A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading...
Ancestry of “tewel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tuwel | tewel |
| 2 | Old French | tueil | tube, pipe |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | tuta | inflection of tūtus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Frankish | thūta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeutǭ | That which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeutaną | to howl, roar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tū- | — |