Where does “tēa” come from?

tēa (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic taihā, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “tēa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
2Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
3Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tēa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ