Where does “Tiën” come from?

Tiën (Limburgish) comes from Proto-West Germanic taihā, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Tiën (Limburgish): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “Tiën”, step by step

Tiën traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic taihā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
2Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
3Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Proto-West Germanic tehun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictehunten
2Proto-Germanictehunten
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →