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Where does “tue” come from?

tue (German) comes from German tun, 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.

tue (German): inflection of tun: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of tun: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “tue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantunto do; to do something to someone; to make a...
2Middle High Germantuon—
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
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