Where does “taeghréithe” come from?
taeghréithe (Irish) comes from Irish tae, from English TEA, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
taeghréithe (Irish): tea-things
Definitions
- tea-things
Ancestry of “taeghréithe”, step by step
taeghréithe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish tae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | tae | tea |
| 2 | English | TEA | Training and employment agency; Acronym of... |
| 3 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 4 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 5 | Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Middle English greithe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | greithe | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | greiði | tool; account; preparation, arrangement |
| 3 | Old Norse | greiða | to unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaną | to arrange, set in order |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |