Where does “tee” come from?
tee (Finnish) comes from Swedish te, 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.
tee (Finnish): tea; tea, cup of tea; The name of the...
Definitions
- tea; tea, cup of tea; The name of the...
Ancestry of “tee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | te | tea; to appear |
| 2 | German | tee | — |
| 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 |