Where does “Töver” come from?

Töver (Low German) comes from Middle Dutch tôver, from Old Dutch tōver, from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.

Töver (Low German): magic

Definitions

  1. magic

Ancestry of “Töver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtôvermagic, sorcery, spell
2Old Dutchtōver—
3Proto-West Germanic*taubr—
4Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Germanic taubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *taubr →Every word from Old Dutch tōver →