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

  1. A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading...

Ancestry of “tewel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtuweltewel
2Old Frenchtueiltube, pipe
3Vulgar Latintutainflection of tūtus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Frankishthūta—
5Proto-GermanicþeutǭThat which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,...
6Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
7Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ →
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