Where does “teke” come from?

teke (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “teke”, step by step

teke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	thēca	a case, envelope, sheath
2	Ancient Greek	θήκη	box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
3	Ancient Greek	τίθημι	I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	*tika	—
2	Proto-West Germanic	*tīkō	tick