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
Ancestry of “antaŭtuko”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōkaz | cloth, rag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwōg- | — |