Where does “te-” come from?
te- (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.
te- (Old Saxon): Creates verbs with a sense of ‘apart, in piece,...
Definitions
- Creates verbs with a sense of ‘apart, in piece,...
Ancestry of “te-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | twiz- | in two, in twain; asunder, in pieces; apart,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dwis- | two-ways, in twain; twice, in two |