Where does “tithe” come from?
Tithe comes from Old English tíð, from Old English tēoða, from Proto-Germanic tehundô, meaning one-tenth.
tithe (English): A tenth; The tenth part of the increase arising...
Definitions
- A tenth; The tenth part of the increase arising...
Ancestry of “tithe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tithe | — |
| 2 | Old English | teoþa | tenth |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tehundō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tehundô | tenth |
Words derived from “tithe”