Where does “tehande” come from?
tehande (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch te, from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Ancestry of “tehande”, step by step
tehande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch te
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 2 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Middle Dutch hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hand | — |