Where does “tuvut” come from?

tuvut (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tue, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

Ancestry of “tuvut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktuea tussock, a small mound or tuft formed by...
2Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
3Proto-Germanicþūbaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk tue →