Where does “teihn” come from?

teihn (Low German) comes from Middle Low German tein, from Old Saxon tehan, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

teihn (Low German): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “teihn”, step by step

teihn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German tein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantein—
2Old Saxontehanten
3Proto-West Germanictehunten
4Proto-Germanictehunten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Middle Low German tin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantin—

via Middle Low German tien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantien—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehun →