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