Where does “heimlichtun” come from?

heimlichtun (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.

heimlichtun (German): to be secretive

Definitions

  1. to be secretive

Ancestry of “heimlichtun”, step by step

heimlichtun 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 heimlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheimlichsecret, clandestine
2Middle High Germanheimlich—
3Old High Germanheimilīh—
4Proto-Germanic*haimalīk—

Words derived from “heimlichtun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →