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Where does “teugel” come from?

teugel (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic tugilaz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “teugel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictugilazrein
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “teugel”

  • teugel
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