Where does “tene” come from?

tene (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tein, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

Ancestry of “tene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtein—
2Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
3Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Old Dutch tein →