Where does “teen” come from?

teen (Middle English) comes from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “teen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
2Old Englishtēohan—
3Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
4Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “teen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →