Where does “Tooltip” come from?
Tooltip (German) comes from English tooltip, from English tip, from Middle English tip, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Tooltip (German): tooltip
Ancestry of “Tooltip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tooltip | An element of a graphical user interface in the... |
| 2 | English | tip | The extreme end of something, especially when... |
| 3 | Middle English | tip | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tuppijô | to be atop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |