Where does “tenthe” come from?
tenthe (Middle English) comes from Middle English tithe, from Old English teoþa, from Proto-West Germanic tehundō, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.
Ancestry of “tenthe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tithe | — |
| 2 | Old English | teoþa | tenth |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tehundō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tehundô | tenth |