Where does “Vornehmtuer” come from?

Vornehmtuer (German) comes from German tūn, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Vornehmtuer (German): nobleman

Definitions

  1. nobleman

Ancestry of “Vornehmtuer”, step by step

Vornehmtuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantūn
2Middle High Germantuonto do
3Old High Germantuonto do; to make
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German vornehm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvornehmelegant; posh; high-class; distinguished

Words derived from “Vornehmtuer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-