Where does “tuel” come from?
tuel (Middle French) comes from Old French tuel, from Frankish þeutā, from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.
tuel (Middle French): pipe
Ancestry of “tuel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | tuel | pipe |
| 2 | Frankish | þeutā | pipe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeutǭ | That which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeutaną | to howl, roar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tū- | — |