Where does “tūcian” come from?

tūcian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic teuh-, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tūcian (Old English): to torment, vex; to disturb, mistreat

Definitions

  1. to torment, vex; to disturb, mistreat

Ancestry of “tūcian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteuh-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tūcian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuh- →