Where does “taut” come from?

taut (German) comes from German tauen, 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.

taut (German): inflection of tauen: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of tauen: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “taut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantauento thaw; to melt; to dew; there to appear
2Middle High Germantouwento dew; to thaw; to dew
3Old High Germantouwōn—
4Old High Germantoudew
5Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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