Where does “touw” come from?

touw (Middle English) comes from Old English tow-, from Proto-Germanic tawwą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

Ancestry of “touw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtow-spinning
2Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawwą →Every word from Old English tow- →
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