Where does “toft” come from?
toft (Faroese) comes from Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
toft (Faroese): an old foundation; ruin of a building; the...
Definitions
- an old foundation; ruin of a building; the...
Ancestry of “toft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | toft | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tumþiz | seemliness, agreement; association, guild,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |