Where does “ไทเหนือ” come from?

ไทเหนือ (Thai) comes from Thai ไท, from English tie, from Middle English teien, from Old English tīġan, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ไทเหนือ (Thai): Northern Thai

Definitions

  1. Northern Thai

Ancestry of “ไทเหนือ”, step by step

ไทเหนือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไท

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไทfree; independent; Tai ethnic group, a widespread...
2EnglishtieA knot; a fastening; A knot of hair, as at the...
3Middle Englishteien—
4Old Englishtīġan—
5Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Thai เหนือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหนือnorth; north; northern; up; upper
2Proto-Taiʰnɯəᴬupstream; above; upstream, above
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugijaną →Every word from Old English tīġan →