Where does “vertäuen” come from?
vertäuen (German) comes from German tau, from Middle High German tou, from Old High German dou, from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
vertäuen (German): to moor
Definitions
- to moor
Ancestry of “vertäuen”, step by step
vertäuen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tau | dew |
| 2 | Middle High German | tou | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dou | discipline, coercion, tuition |
| 4 | Old High German | tou | dew |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *dawwaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |