Where does “tuft” come from?

tuft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tupt, from Proto-Germanic tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

tuft (Norwegian Nynorsk): homestead, ground where a house stands

Definitions

  1. homestead, ground where a house stands

Ancestry of “tuft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetupt—
2Proto-Germanictumþizseemliness, agreement; association, guild,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “tuft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tumþiz →Every word from Old Norse tupt →