Where does “tauoton” come from?

tauoton (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauko, from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tauoton (Finnish): tireless, continuous, incessant, nonstop

Definitions

  1. tireless, continuous, incessant, nonstop

Ancestry of “tauoton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tauoton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugō →Every word from Finnish tauko →
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