Where does “tine” come from?
tine (Middle English) comes from Middle English tinde, from Old English tind, from Proto-West Germanic *tind, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tine (Middle English): Alternative form of þin
Ancestry of “tine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tinde | — |
| 2 | Old English | tind | a point or prong on a weapon or implement; a tine |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tind | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “tine”