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Where does “Tyne” come from?

Tyne derives from Old English Tīna, a river name of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Tyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishTīna—
2Proto-Celtic*tīn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “Tyne”

  • Tyndall
  • Tyneside
  • Tyndallization
  • Tyndallize
  • Tyndallian
  • Tindall
  • Tyndall stone
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