Where does “tois” come from?

tois (Middle English) comes from Old English tā, from Proto-West Germanic taihā, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tois (Middle English): toes

Definitions

  1. toes

Ancestry of “tois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtātoe
2Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →