Where does “tut” come from?

tut (Romansch) comes from Latin totus, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tut (Romansch): all; nap

Definitions

  1. all; nap

Ancestry of “tut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintotuswhole, all, entire, total, complete, every part;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Latin totus →