Where does “tuyau” come from?

tuyau (Norman) comes from Old French tuyau, from Frankish þeutā, from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

tuyau (Norman): pipe

Definitions

  1. pipe

Ancestry of “tuyau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtuyaupipe, tube, channel
2Frankishþeutāpipe
3Proto-GermanicþeutǭThat which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,...
4Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ →
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