Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “tēoder” come from?

tēoder (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic teudrą, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “tēoder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicteudrąThat which is tugged or pulled on, tether; A...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tēoder”

  • tether
  • tethering
  • tetherball
  • untether
  • detethering
  • tetherless
  • retether
  • detether
  • tetherable
  • tetherin
  • teder
  • tether
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →