Where does “tēon” come from?

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

tēon (Old English): to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...

Definitions

  1. to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...

Ancestry of “tēon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēohan—
2Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
3Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tēon”

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