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