Where does “taue” come from?

taue (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English tow, from Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

taue (Norwegian Bokmål): to tow

Definitions

  1. to tow

Ancestry of “taue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtowTo pull something behind one using a line or...
2Middle Englishtowen—
3Old Englishtogianto tow
4Proto-Germanictugōnąto pull, tow
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugōną →Every word from Old English togian →