Where does “toke tube” come from?
toke tube (English) comes from English toke, from English token, from Middle English token, from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
toke tube (English): A marijuana cigarette
Definitions
- A marijuana cigarette
Ancestry of “toke tube”, step by step
toke tube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toke | A gratuity; To give a gratuity to; A puff of... |
| 2 | English | token | Something serving as an expression of something... |
| 3 | Middle English | token | token; omen, portent; prearranged signal |
| 4 | Old English | tācn | sign, token; token, sign; sign, marker |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |