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Where does “toft” come from?

toft (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Ancestry of “toft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictumþizseemliness, agreement; association, guild,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “toft”

  • toft
  • toftman
  • toft
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