Where does “toai” come from?
toai (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian tēi, from Proto-Germanic tanhuz, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
toai (Saterland Frisian): tough
Ancestry of “toai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | tēi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tanhuz | holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |