Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantotoroyolk
2Proto-West Germanicdodrōegg yolk

Words derived from “tuter”

  • dottergelb
  • Dotter
Every word from Proto-West Germanic dodrō →