Where does “te-” come from?

te- (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch te-, from Old Dutch te-, from Proto-Germanic twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.

te- (Dutch): tekappen; terijten; tesplitsen

Definitions

  1. tekappen; terijten; tesplitsen

Ancestry of “te-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchte-Creates verbs with a sense of ‘in pieces, apart,...
2Old Dutchte-—
3Proto-Germanictwiz-in two, in twain; asunder, in pieces; apart,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic twiz- →Every word from Old Dutch te- →