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Where does “Toilette” come from?

Toilette (German) comes from French toilette, from French Toile, from Old French toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Toilette (German): toilet; toilette

Definitions

  1. toilet; toilette

Ancestry of “Toilette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoilettetoilet; the toilet, lavatory
2FrenchToile—
3Old Frenchtoilefabric; web
4Old FrenchteileAlternative form of toile
5Latintēla—
6Old Dutchtegela—
7Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
8Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
9Latintēgula—
10Latintegō—
11Proto-Italictegōcover
12Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “Toilette”

  • Toilettenpapier
  • toalett
  • toalettpapír
  • toaleta
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