Where does “tife” come from?

tife (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic tibā, from Proto-Germanic tibǭ — bitch.

tife (Old English): a female dog; a bitch

Definitions

  1. a female dog; a bitch

Ancestry of “tife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictibābitch, female dog
2Proto-Germanictibǭbitch
Every word from Proto-Germanic tibǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tibā →