Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *tawǝ-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to fatten; fat

Old Indian: tauti, {tavīti} `to have authority, be strong', tavás- `strong, energetic, courageous', m. `power, strength', taviṣá- `strong', táviṣī `power, strength, violence', tuví- (in comp.) `very, mighty', tū́ya- `strong, quick'; tūtumá- `strong', túmra- `big, strong', tumala-, tumula- `tumultous, noisy'

Avestan: tav- `vermögen', tavah- n. `Macht', tǝvīšī `Körperkraft'

Other Iranian: OPers tauman- n. `Vermögen, Kraft, Macht'

Old Greek: taǘ-s = mégas, polǘs; ptc.aor. pl.acc.f. taǘsas = megalǘnas, pleonásas Hsch.

Slavic: *tɨ̄̀jǭ, *tɨ̄́tī; *tovī́tī; *otāvā; *tū́šā

Baltic: *tū̂-l-a- adj., *tu-m̂-t-a- c., *tu-m̂-st-a- c.

Germanic: *ɵū-m-an- m., *ɵu-m-an- m., *ɵu-m-al-a- m., *ɵu-m-il-a- m.; *ɵau-s-n-ō f., *ɵau-s-ō- vb., *ɵau-s-ia- vb., *ɵu-s-i- c.; *ɵwa-s-t-ia- vb.; *ɵiu-s-ia- vb., *ɵiu-s-tr-a- m., *ɵú-s-a- n., *ɵū-s-t-a- m., etc.

Latin: tumēre, -uī `geschwollen sein; vor Zorn aufbrausen', tumidus, -a `geschwollen; aufbrausend; aufgeblasen; schwülstig', tumor, -ōris m. `Schwellung; Aufwallung; Aufgeblasenheit; Gärung; Schwulst', tumulus, -ī m. `Bodenschwellung, Hügel; Grabhügel', tumultus, -ī m. `Unruhe, Lärm, Getöse; Kriegslärm, Aufstand; Sorge, Aufregung'

Celtic: Cymr twf `Kraft, Stärke', tyfu `zunehmen, wachsen'; MBret tin̄va `zusammenwachsen (von einer Wunde); gedeihen, von einem Pfropfreis'

Russ. meaning: жиреть; жир, жировые отложения

References: WP I 706 f

Comments: See the same root in *tewǝk-. In Balt. contamination with *temǝ- 'curdle' (see the derivatives there).