Where does “tup” come from?

tup (Livonian) comes from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

tup (Livonian): sheath

Definitions

  1. sheath

Ancestry of “tup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duppaz →