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Where does “tǣsan” come from?

tǣsan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic taisijan — to separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred.

tǣsan (Old English): to tease

Definitions

  1. to tease

Ancestry of “tǣsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaisijanto separate; to tug, to pluck; to shred

Words derived from “tǣsan”

  • teasing
  • tease
  • teasingly
  • teaser
  • striptease
  • brainteaser
  • teazer
  • cocktease
  • teasable
  • cockteaser
  • prickteaser
  • brainteasing
  • unteasable
  • teasest
  • cock tease
  • teaseth
  • clit tease
  • striptease
  • strip-tease
  • тизер
  • стриптиз
  • стриптизёр
  • стриптизёрша
  • striptease
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