Where does “Putztuch” come from?

Putztuch (German) comes from German putzen, from Middle High German butze, from Proto-Germanic buttaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Putztuch (German): cloth, polishing cloth, cleaning cloth, rag, cleaning rag

Definitions

  1. cloth, polishing cloth, cleaning cloth, rag, cleaning rag

Ancestry of “Putztuch”, step by step

Putztuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German putzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanputzento clean, especially by rubbing with something...
2Middle High Germanbutzelump, piece, stump
3Proto-Germanicbuttazcut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰnósbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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-—

Words derived from “Putztuch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →