Where does “tiān” come from?

tiān (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tiān (Old Frisian): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “tiān”, step by step

tiān traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic teuhan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
2Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Proto-Germanic tehun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictehunten
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “tiān”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →