Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “teman” come from?

teman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic temaną, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Ancestry of “teman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictemanąto fit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “teman”

  • times
  • team
  • Times
  • theme
  • wartime
  • daytime
  • anytime
  • overtime
  • timer
  • timeless
  • longtime
  • teamwork
  • timeline
  • teeming
  • timetable
  • lunchtime
  • thyme
  • springtime
  • peacetime
  • themed
  • downtime
  • timescale
  • spacetime
  • teammate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →