Where does “tīh” come from?
tīh (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.
Ancestry of “tīh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *dīk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | — |