Where does “toft” come from?

toft (English) comes from Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

toft (English): A hillock; A homestead, especially one on a hill;...

Definitions

  1. A hillock; A homestead, especially one on a hill;...

Ancestry of “toft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetoft—
2Proto-Germanictumþizseemliness, agreement; association, guild,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “toft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tumþiz →Every word from Old Norse toft →