tout

tout · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*tut(t)-“to stick out, project”
2. Old English · inherited from*tūtian“to be sticking out, protrude”
3. Middle English · inherited fromtouten“to jut out, protrude, gaze upon, observe, peer”
4. English todaytout

From Middle English touten (“to jut out, protrude, gaze upon, observe, peer”), from Old English *tūtian (“to be sticking out, protrude”), related to Old English tȳtan (“to stand out, be conspicuous, shine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, project”). Compare Icelandic túta (“a teat-like prominence”), tútna (“to be blown up”). Possibly influenced by dialectal toot (“to stick out; project; peer out; peep”), from Middle English toten, totien, from Old English tōtian (“to peep out; look; pry; spectate”). Compare also Old English tot, ġetot (“pomp, splendour, vainglory”).

tout · noun²

1. French · derived fromtout“all”
2. English todaytout

Probably from French tout (“all”).

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