Where does “Teesieb” come from?

Teesieb (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.

Teesieb (German): tea strainer

Definitions

  1. tea strainer

Ancestry of “Teesieb”, step by step

Teesieb 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 sieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansiebsieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter
2Middle High Germansip
3Old High Germansibsieve
4Proto-Germanicsibi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-