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Where does “teinn” come from?

teinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

teinn (Old Norse): twig; sprout

Definitions

  1. twig; sprout

Ancestry of “teinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
2Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “teinn”

  • ten
  • tenn
  • tein
  • ten
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