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Where does “Teich” come from?

Teich (German) comes from Middle High German tīch, from Old High German tīh, from Proto-Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.

Teich (German): pond; the Atlantic Ocean

Definitions

  1. pond; the Atlantic Ocean

Ancestry of “Teich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantīch—
2Old High Germantīh—
3Proto-Germanic*dīk—
4Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-—

Words derived from “Teich”

  • Seerosenteich
  • Ententeich
  • Teichfrosch
  • Fischteich
  • Karpfenteich
  • Badeteich
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