Where does “touwen” come from?

touwen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German touwōn, from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

touwen (Middle High German): to dew; to thaw; to dew

Definitions

  1. to dew; to thaw; to dew

Ancestry of “touwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantouwōn—
2Old High Germantoudew
3Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “touwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz →Every word from Old High German tou →
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