Where does “tuter” come from?

tuter (Middle High German) comes from Old High German totoro, from Proto-West Germanic dodrō — egg yolk.

Ancestry of “tuter”, step by step

tuter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German totoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantotoroyolk
2Proto-West Germanicdodrōegg yolk

via Old High German tutaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantutaro—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic dodrō →Every word from Old High German totoro →