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Where does “teind” come from?

teind (English) comes from Middle English tenthe, from Middle English tithe, from Old English teoþa, from Proto-West Germanic tehundō, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.

teind (English): A tithe

Definitions

  1. A tithe

Ancestry of “teind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtenthe—
2Middle Englishtithe—
3Old Englishteoþatenth
4Proto-West Germanictehundō—
5Proto-Germanictehundôtenth
Every word from Proto-Germanic tehundô →