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Where does “tath” come from?

tath (English) comes from Middle English tath, from Old Norse tað, from Proto-Germanic tadą, from Proto-Indo-European dāy- — to divide, split, section, part, separate; to...

tath (English): The dung of livestock left on a field to serve as...

Definitions

  1. The dung of livestock left on a field to serve as...

Ancestry of “tath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtath—
2Old Norsetaðmanure; spread dung
3Proto-Germanictadąmanure; that which is strewn, droppings, dung
4Proto-Indo-Europeandāy-to divide, split, section, part, separate; to...

Words derived from “tath”

  • teathe
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