Where does “tūte” come from?
tūte (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.
tūte (Middle High German): thing shaped like a horn
Ancestry of “tūte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þeutǭ | That which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þeutaną | to howl, roar |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tū- | — |
Words derived from “tūte”