Where does “tiet” come from?
tiet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tie, from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
tiet (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of tie:
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Definitions
- inflection of tie:
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Ancestry of “tiet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tie | to become quiet, stop talking; to be quiet |
| 2 | Old Norse | þegja | to be silent |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þagjaną | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |