Where does “teindre” come from?

teindre (Old French) comes from Latin tingo, from Proto-Italic tengō, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

teindre (Old French): to dye

Definitions

  1. to dye

Ancestry of “teindre”, step by step

teindre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tingo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintingoto wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse
2Proto-Italictengō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Latin tingere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Italic tengō →Every word from Latin tingo →