Where does “raudtee” come from?
raudtee (Estonian) comes from Estonian tee, from German tee, from English tee, from Middle English teen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną — to pull, to draw; to lead.
raudtee (Estonian): railway/railroad
Definitions
- railway/railroad
Ancestry of “raudtee”, step by step
raudtee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | tee | road, way; tea; The name of the Latin-script... |
| 2 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 3 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 4 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 5 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 6 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |