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
tee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish te
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | te | tea; to appear |
| 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 |