Where does “toufe” come from?

toufe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German toufī, from Proto-West Germanic daupīni, from Proto-Germanic daupīniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “toufe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantoufī—
2Proto-West Germanicdaupīnidipping, immersion; baptism
3Proto-Germanicdaupīniza dipping, immersion
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “toufe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupīniz →