Where does “tanhlyta” come from?

tanhlyta (Old English) comes from Old English tān, from Proto-West Germanic *tain, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

tanhlyta (Old English): diviner; one who divines by casting lots, specifically twigs

Definitions

  1. diviner; one who divines by casting lots, specifically twigs

Ancestry of “tanhlyta”, step by step

tanhlyta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtānsprig, twig; twig, switch
2Proto-West Germanic*taintwig
3Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

via Old English hlyta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlyta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tain →