Where does “tútur” come from?

tútur (Faroese) comes from Danish tud, from Danish tude, from Middle Low German tūten, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

tútur (Faroese): spout

Definitions

  1. spout

Ancestry of “tútur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtudspout; nozzle; snout
2Danishtudehowl; yowl; hoot
3Middle Low Germantūten—
4Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Middle Low German tūten →
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