Where does “Knalltüte” come from?

Knalltüte (German) comes from German Tüte, from Middle Low German tûte, from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)-.

Knalltüte (German): a bag that makes a bang

Definitions

  1. a bag that makes a bang

Ancestry of “Knalltüte”, step by step

Knalltüte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tüte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTütea small to medium-sized bag, usually of paper or...
2Middle Low Germantûte—
3Proto-Germanic*tut(t)-—

via German knall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknallsingular imperative of knallen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanknellen—
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