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Where does “tīeġan” come from?

tīeġan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *taugijan, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “tīeġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*taugijan—
2Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tīeġan”

  • teiȝen
  • teien
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