Danish tøve

← Proto-Germanic *tōbijaną (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *tōbą (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *tabijaną (mention)

← Middle Low German tȫven (derived)

← Icelandic tóf (cognate)

← Dutch toeven (cognate)

← Old Norse tefja (cognate)

→ Danish tøvelæsioner (affix)

→ Swedish töva (mention)