Origin of the word "toy"
Hello,
Please, in your opinion, what's the origin of the word "toy"?
Thanks in advance.
Please, in your opinion, what's the origin of the word "toy"?
Thanks in advance.
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Não sou muito bom em etimologia mas de acordo como Wiktionary, encontrei o que segue:
Toy - Etymology
From Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“play-thing, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-Germanic *tiugiją (“stuff, matter, device", literally "that which is drawn”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Spielzeug (“toy”), Danish legetøj (“play-thing, toy”). Related to tug, tow.
Parece haver raizes diversas (de diversas línguas), portanto, com palavras em comum ou similares, desde o holandês, até dinamarquês passando pelo alemão.
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Toy - Etymology
From Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“play-thing, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-Germanic *tiugiją (“stuff, matter, device", literally "that which is drawn”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Spielzeug (“toy”), Danish legetøj (“play-thing, toy”). Related to tug, tow.
Parece haver raizes diversas (de diversas línguas), portanto, com palavras em comum ou similares, desde o holandês, até dinamarquês passando pelo alemão.
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