Where does “teenkasvatus” come from?
teenkasvatus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tee, 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 — to pull, to draw; to lead.
teenkasvatus (Finnish): tea growing
Definitions
- tea growing
Ancestry of “teenkasvatus”, step by step
teenkasvatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tee | tea; tea, cup of tea; The name of the... |
| 2 | Swedish | te | tea; to appear |
| 3 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 4 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 5 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 6 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 7 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |