Where does “tou” come from?

tou (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic tawwą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

Ancestry of “tou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “tou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawwą →
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