Where does “tēone” come from?

tēone (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic teuną, from Proto-Indo-European dū- — to torment, vex; to injure, destroy, burn; to...

tēone (Old English): calumny

Definitions

  1. calumny

Ancestry of “tēone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteunądestruction; ruin; damage; lack
2Proto-Indo-Europeandū-to torment, vex; to injure, destroy, burn; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dū-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuną
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