Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “teder” come from?

teder (Middle English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *teudr, from Proto-Germanic teudrą, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “teder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*teudr—
2Proto-GermanicteudrąThat which is tugged or pulled on, tether; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “teder”

  • tether
  • tethering
  • tetherball
  • untether
  • detethering
  • tetherless
  • retether
  • detether
  • tetherable
  • tetherin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →