Where does “tiewig” come from?
tiewig (English) comes from English wig, from English periwig, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.
tiewig (English): A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of...
Definitions
- A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of...
Ancestry of “tiewig”, step by step
tiewig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | wig | A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head... |
| 2 | English | periwig | A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as... |
| 3 | French | perruque | wig; wig, periwig, peruke |
| 4 | Italian | perrucca | Alternative form of parrucca |
| 5 | Italian | parrucca | wig |
via English tie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tie | A knot; a fastening; A knot of hair, as at the... |
| 2 | Middle English | teien | — |
| 3 | Old English | tīġan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taugijaną | to stretch, draw |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
Words derived from “tiewig”