Where does “tawen” come from?

tawen (Middle English) comes from Old English tawian, from Proto-Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic tawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

tawen (Middle English): to taw, prepare

Definitions

  1. to taw, prepare

Ancestry of “tawen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtawianto prepare, make ready
2Proto-Germanic*tauwjan—
3Proto-Germanictawjanąto make, complete
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “tawen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *tauwjan →
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