Where does “tôver” come from?
tôver (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tōver, from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.
tôver (Middle Dutch): magic, sorcery, spell
Definitions
- magic, sorcery, spell
Ancestry of “tôver”, step by step
tôver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch tōver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | tōver | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *taubr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taubrą | magic, sorcery |
via Old Saxon *tōvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *tōvar | — |