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Where does “tät” come from?

tät (Swedish) comes from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

tät (Swedish): dense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...

Definitions

  1. dense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...

Ancestry of “tät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
2Middle Frenchtestehead
3Old Frenchtestehead
4Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
5Latinterstis—
6Latintrīstis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “tät”

  • befolkningstäthet
  • täthet
  • tätna
  • tätort
  • vattentät
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