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Where does “teathe” come from?

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

teathe (English): Alternative form of tath

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tath

Ancestry of “teathe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtathThe dung of livestock left on a field to serve as...
2Middle Englishtath—
3Old Norsetaðmanure; spread dung
4Proto-Germanictadąmanure; that which is strewn, droppings, dung
5Proto-Indo-Europeandāy-to divide, split, section, part, separate; to...
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