Where does “טוי” come from?

טוי (Yiddish) comes from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

טוי (Yiddish): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “טוי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantoudew
2Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →