Where does “tethe” come from?

tethe (Middle English) comes from Old English tēoþa, from Proto-West Germanic tehundō, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.

Ancestry of “tethe”, step by step

tethe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tēoþa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēoþatenth
2Proto-West Germanictehundōtenth
3Proto-Germanictehundôtenth

via Old English tēoða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēoðatithe, "n."
2Proto-Germanictehunþô—

via Old English teogoþa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishteogoþa—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tehundô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehundō →Every word from Old English tēoþa →
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