Where does “tien” come from?

tien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tien, from Old Dutch tēn, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

tien (Dutch): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “tien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtienten; to pull, draw; to go
2Old Dutchtēn
3Proto-West Germanictehunten
4Proto-Germanictehunten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “tien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t