Where does “tūten” come from?

tūten (German) comes from Middle Low German tūten, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

tūten (German): to honk

Definitions

  1. to honk

Ancestry of “tūten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantūten—
2Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
3Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—

Words derived from “tūten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Middle Low German tūten →
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