tover
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈtoː.vər/
noun
Definitions
- (literary) something enchanting, (figurative) magic
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch tôver inherited from Old Dutch *tōver inherited from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (magic, sorcery).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*taubrą
Gloss
magic, sorcery
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betoveren Dutch, Flemish
- omtoveren Dutch, Flemish
- onttoveren Dutch, Flemish
- tovenaar Dutch, Flemish
- toverdokter Dutch, Flemish
- toverdrank Dutch, Flemish
- toveren Dutch, Flemish
- tovergodin Dutch, Flemish
- toverij Dutch, Flemish
- toverkracht Dutch, Flemish
- tovermiddel Dutch, Flemish
- toverslag Dutch, Flemish
- toverspreuk Dutch, Flemish
- toverstaf Dutch, Flemish
- toverstok Dutch, Flemish
- toverwoord Dutch, Flemish
- *taubrą Proto-Germanic
- tēafor Old English
- taufr Old Norse
- taufrar Old Norse
- tover Middle Dutch
- toveren Middle Dutch
- tôver Middle Dutch
- tôveren Middle Dutch
- toor Afrikaans
- *tōver Old Dutch
- tofru Sranan Tongo