Where does “Teign” come from?
Teign (English) comes from Old English Teng, from Proto-Celtic *tīn, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “Teign”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | Teng | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *tīn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂- | to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of... |
Words derived from “Teign”