Where does “þefian” come from?

þefian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þefōną, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

þefian (Old English): to pant (from heat); gasp

Definitions

  1. to pant (from heat); gasp

Ancestry of “þefian”, step by step

þefian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þefōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþefōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Proto-Germanic þebōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicþebōnąTo heat; make hot; To be heated; be hot

Words derived from “þefian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þefōną →