Where does “tuyère” come from?
tuyère (English) comes from French tuyère, from Middle French tuyere, from Old French toiere, from Old French tuyau, from Frankish þeutā, from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.
tuyère (English): Alternative form of tuyere
Definitions
- Alternative form of tuyere
Ancestry of “tuyère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tuyère | An air vent in the masonry of a metallurgic oven;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tuyere | — |
| 3 | Old French | toiere | pipe-hole |
| 4 | Old French | tuyau | pipe, tube, channel |
| 5 | Frankish | þeutā | pipe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeutǭ | That which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þeutaną | to howl, roar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tū- | — |