Where does “toga” come from?
toga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse toga, from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
toga (Icelandic): to pull, to draw, to tug; to trawl
Definitions
- to pull, to draw, to tug; to trawl
Ancestry of “toga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | toga | to draw, pull, stretch; indefinite genitive... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tugōną | to pull, tow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |