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Where does “te-” come from?

te- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.

te- (Old English): Alternative form of tō-; apart, asunder; apart,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tō-; apart, asunder; apart,...

Ancestry of “te-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwiz-in two, in twain; asunder, in pieces; apart,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two

Words derived from “te-”

  • tosol
  • tomorning
  • to-
  • to-night
  • toruffle
  • to-gloried
  • tomelten
  • to-
  • tosheden
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