Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “-tūhhan” come from?

-tūhhan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

Ancestry of “-tūhhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “-tūhhan”

  • eintauchen
  • Taucherin
  • Taucherkrankheit
  • auftauchen
  • Taucherglocke
  • untertauchen
  • Haubentaucher
  • Taucher
  • tauchen
  • touchen
  • tūchen
  • dauchen
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →