Where does “teen” come from?

teen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch têe, from Old Dutch tēa, from Proto-West Germanic taihā, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

teen (Dutch): toe; twig, thin branch; clove

Definitions

  1. toe; twig, thin branch; clove

Ancestry of “teen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtêetoe
2Old Dutchtēa—
3Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
4Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
5Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “teen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →
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