• TroyOP
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    1 year ago

    Toews is a Mennonite last name. In the German dialect that the Mennonites speak, the oe vowel combo is very common and makes a long a sound. Another typical Mennonite last name with the same combo and sound is Froese (pronounced like fraze).

    The w->v thing is common to pretty much all Germanic languages.

    Put the two together and you get “Taves”. Tada.