Where does “Lümmeltüte” come from?

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

Lümmeltüte (German): condom

Definitions

  1. condom

Ancestry of “Lümmeltüte”, step by step

Lümmeltüte 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 Lümmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLümmelfarmer, peasant; boy or man with bad, rude...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)-Every word from Middle Low German tûteEvery word from German Tüte