Where does “tawian” come from?

tawian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic tawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

tawian (Old English): to prepare, make ready

Definitions

  1. to prepare, make ready

Ancestry of “tawian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*tauwjan—
2Proto-Germanictawjanąto make, complete
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “tawian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *tauwjan →