Where does “tīan” come from?

tīan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “tīan”, step by step

tīan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic teuhan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
2Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Proto-West Germanic *tīhan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*tīhanto accuse
2Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tīan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →