Where does “tiiaus” come from?
tiiaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiiata, from Finnish tii, 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.
tiiaus (Finnish): teeing off
Definitions
- teeing off
Ancestry of “tiiaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiiata | to tee off |
| 2 | Finnish | tii | 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 |