Reconstruction:Old English/tot

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• tot

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from or related to Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, protrude”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːt/

Noun

*tōt ?

1. projection
2. a pointed object

Usage notes

• Attested in placenames.

Derived terms

• tōthyll (placename)
  • Middle English: totehil, totehille

Related terms

• tōtian
• *tūt
• *tūtian
• tȳtan

Descendants

• Middle English: tot, tote