Where does “tesen” come from?

tesen (Middle English) comes from Old English tǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic taisijan — to separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred.

tesen (Middle English): To card straighten the fibres of wool

Definitions

  1. To card straighten the fibres of wool

Ancestry of “tesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtǣsanto tease
2Proto-West Germanictaisijanto separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred

Words derived from “tesen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic taisijan →Every word from Old English tǣsan →