Where does “teef” come from?

teef (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch teve, from Old Dutch tiva, from Proto-West Germanic tibā, from Proto-Germanic tibǭ — bitch.

teef (Dutch): A bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other...

Definitions

  1. A bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other...

Ancestry of “teef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchteve
2Old Dutchtivabitch, female dog
3Proto-West Germanictibābitch, female dog
4Proto-Germanictibǭbitch

Words derived from “teef

Every word from Proto-Germanic tibǭ
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