Where does “tier” come from?

tier (Danish) comes from Danish ti, from Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

tier (Danish): ten; number ten; tens

Definitions

  1. ten; number ten; tens

Ancestry of “tier”, step by step

tier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtiten; imperative of tie
2Old Norsetíuten
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Old Norse tíu →
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