Where does “tók” come from?

tók (Faroese) comes from Low German tog, from Middle Low German tog, from Old Saxon tugi, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tók (Faroese): first/second/third-person singular preterite of...

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Ancestry of “tók”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germantog
2Middle Low Germantog
3Old Saxontugi
4Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic tugizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi
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