Surname · also Slavic
Tóth
“foreign, strange”
Tóth is a surname from Proto-Slavic (ultimately Proto-Germanic). It is used in Czech, Hungarian, and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tóth goes back to Proto-Slavic *tjudjь, meaning “foreign, strange.”
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Where it comes from
Tóth comes from Proto-Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Proto-Slavic *tjudjь (“foreign, strange”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people”).
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Tóth’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Tóth as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form Deutsch.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Tóth has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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