Where does “taey” come from?
taey (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tāi, from Old Dutch tāhi, from Proto-Germanic tanhuz, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
Ancestry of “taey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | tāi | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tāhi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tanhuz | holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “taey”