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Where does “toga” come from?

toga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

toga (Old Norse): to draw, pull, stretch; indefinite genitive...

Definitions

  1. to draw, pull, stretch; indefinite genitive...

Ancestry of “toga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictugōnąto pull, tow
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “toga”

  • tower
  • tore
  • tor
  • Torquay
  • watchtower
  • towery
  • towerlike
  • towerless
  • overtower
  • multitower
  • stairtower
  • supertower
  • towerscape
  • bell tower
  • outtower
  • torlike
  • megatower
  • tor
  • tour
  • tur
  • 타워
  • toa
  • toar
  • toga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →