Where does “tauen” come from?

tauen (German) comes from Middle High German touwen, from Old High German touwōn, from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tauen (German): to thaw; to melt; to dew; there to appear

Definitions

  1. to thaw; to melt; to dew; there to appear

Ancestry of “tauen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantouwento dew; to thaw; to dew
2Old High Germantouwōn—
3Old High Germantoudew
4Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tauen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →