Where does “teske” come from?
teske (Danish) comes from Danish te, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
teske (Danish): teaspoon; teaspoonful
Definitions
- teaspoon; teaspoonful
Ancestry of “teske”, step by step
teske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish te
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | te | tea; behave |
| 2 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 3 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 4 | Malay | putih | white |
| 5 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Danish ske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ske | be; happen, occur; take place |
| 2 | Old Norse | skeið | ship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |