Where does “tiebreaking” come from?

tiebreaking (English) comes from English tie, from Middle English teien, from Old English tīġan, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tiebreaking (English): Serving as a tiebreaker

Definitions

  1. Serving as a tiebreaker

Ancestry of “tiebreaking”, step by step

tiebreaking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtieA knot; a fastening; A knot of hair, as at the...
2Middle Englishteien
3Old Englishtīġan
4Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via English breaking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbreakingpresent participle of break; The act by which...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-