Where does “teie” come from?

teie (Middle English) comes from Old English tēag, from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “teie”, step by step

teie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tēag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēagcord, band; thong; fetter
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Old English tēah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēah—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugō →Every word from Old English tēag →