Where does “Salbeitee” come from?

Salbeitee (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Salbeitee (German): sage tea

Definitions

  1. sage tea

Ancestry of “Salbeitee”, step by step

Salbeitee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteetea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of
2EnglishteeThe name of the Latin-script letter T; Something...
3Middle Englishteen
4Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
5Old Englishtēohan
6Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
7Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German Salbei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSalbeisage, salvia
2Middle High Germansalbeie
3Old High Germansalbeia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan
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