Where does “teist” come from?

teist (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þeisti, from Proto-Germanic þaistô — black guillemot.

teist (Norwegian Nynorsk): a black guillemot, tystie, Cepphus grylle

Definitions

  1. a black guillemot, tystie, Cepphus grylle

Ancestry of “teist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþeistiblack guillemot, tystie
2Proto-Germanicþaistôblack guillemot
Every word from Proto-Germanic þaistô →Every word from Old Norse þeisti →