Where does “tien” come from?

tien (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Middle Low German tīn, from Old Saxon tehan, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

tien (Dutch Low Saxon): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “tien”, step by step

tien traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German tīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantīn—
2Old Saxontehanten
3Proto-West Germanictehunten
4Proto-Germanictehunten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Middle Low German tein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantein—

via Middle Low German tēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantēn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehun →