Where does “tēve” come from?
tēve (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon tiva, from Proto-West Germanic tibā, from Proto-Germanic tibǭ — bitch.
Ancestry of “tēve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | tiva | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | tibā | bitch, female dog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tibǭ | bitch |
Words derived from “tēve”