Where does “teja” come from?
teja (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian tej, from German tee, from English tee, from Middle English teen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną — to pull, to draw; to lead.
teja (Lower Sorbian): inflection of tej:
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Definitions
- inflection of tej:
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Ancestry of “teja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | tej | tea; inflection of ten:
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| 2 | German | tee | — |
| 3 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 4 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 5 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 6 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |