Where does “toggen” come from?

toggen (Middle English) comes from Old English togian, from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “toggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtogianto tow
2Proto-Germanictugōnąto pull, tow
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugōną →Every word from Old English togian →
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