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
- tekappen; terijten; tesplitsen
Ancestry of “te-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | te- | Creates verbs with a sense of ‘in pieces, apart,... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | te- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twiz- | in two, in twain; asunder, in pieces; apart,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwis- | two-ways, in twain; twice, in two |