Where does “touwe” come from?

touwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tou, from Proto-Germanic tawwą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

Ancestry of “touwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtou—
2Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “touwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawwą →Every word from Old Dutch tou →