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- — to stick into, pierce.

Teich (German): pond; the Atlantic Ocean

Definitions

  1. pond; the Atlantic Ocean

Ancestry of “Teich”, step by step

Teich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German tīch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantīch—
2Old High Germantīhdyke, dike; dam
3Proto-Germanic*dīk—
4Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

via Old Irish teichid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishteichidto flee
2Proto-Celtic*tekʷetito run, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “Teich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →