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Where does “tüejen” come from?

tüejen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “tüejen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantuonto do; to make
2Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “tüejen”

  • aatue
  • uuftue
  • tue
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