Where does “techen” come from?

techen (Middle English) comes from Old English tǣċan, from Proto-West Germanic taikijan, from Proto-Germanic taikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

techen (Middle English): to teach

Definitions

  1. to teach

Ancestry of “techen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtǣċanto show, point out; to show, declare,...
2Proto-West Germanictaikijan—
3Proto-Germanictaikijanąto show, point out, teach
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “techen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →
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