Where does “te” come from?
te (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
te (Middle Dutch): at, in; to, towards; at, during
Definitions
- at, in; to, towards; at, during
Ancestry of “te”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |