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Where does “tīen” come from?

tīen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

tīen (Old English): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “tīen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictehunten
2Proto-Germanictehunten
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “tīen”

  • ten
  • teens
  • teenage
  • teen
  • teenager
  • preteen
  • tenpence
  • tenner
  • tenpenny
  • tenfoot
  • midteens
  • tenpins
  • teenybopper
  • tenpin
  • teenty
  • tenscore
  • teenhood
  • teener
  • preteenage
  • teenagehood
  • preteenager
  • tweenage
  • teendom
  • tenish
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