Where does “touwen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “touwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictawjanąto make, complete
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawjaną →
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