Where does “tother” come from?

tother (Middle High German) comes from Old High German totir, from Proto-West Germanic dodr — dodder.

Ancestry of “tother”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantotir—
2Proto-West Germanicdodrdodder
Every word from Proto-West Germanic dodr →Every word from Old High German totir →