Where does “antaŭtuko” come from?
antaŭtuko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tuko, from Yiddish טוך, from Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.
antaŭtuko (Esperanto): apron
Definitions
- apron
Ancestry of “antaŭtuko”, step by step
antaŭtuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto tuko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tuko | cloth |
| 2 | Yiddish | טוך | cloth |
| 3 | Middle High German | tuoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tuoh | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dōk | cloth, rag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōkaz | cloth, rag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwōg- | — |
via Esperanto antaŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | antaŭ | before (in time), prior to |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |