Where does “Leintuch” come from?

Leintuch (German) comes from German tǖch, from Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

Leintuch (German): bed sheet

Definitions

  1. bed sheet

Ancestry of “Leintuch”, step by step

Leintuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tǖch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantǖchcloth; piece of fabric or tissue of any kind: scarf, kerchief, blanket, towel, etc
2Middle High Germantuoch—
3Old High Germantuoh—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via German lein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleinlinen
2Middle High Germanlīn—
3Old High Germanlīn—
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “Leintuch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →
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