Where does “tā” come from?

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

tā (Old English): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “tā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →
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