Where does “tuyau” come from?

tuyau (French) comes from Middle French tuyau, from Old French tuel, from Frankish þeutā, from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

tuyau (French): pipe; tube; insider tip

Definitions

  1. pipe; tube; insider tip

Ancestry of “tuyau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtuyau—
2Old Frenchtuelpipe
3Frankishþeutāpipe
4Proto-GermanicþeutǭThat which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,...
5Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
6Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—

Words derived from “tuyau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ →