Where does “teist” come from?

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

Ancestry of “teist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþeistiblack guillemot, tystie
2Proto-Germanicþaistôblack guillemot

Words derived from “teist

Every word from Proto-Germanic þaistôEvery word from Old Norse þeisti