Where does “tit” come from?
tit (Torres Strait Creole) comes from English teeth, from Middle English teth, from Old English tēþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tit (Torres Strait Creole): tooth
Ancestry of “tit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | teeth | plural of tooth; API pl; The ability to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | teth | plural of tothe |
| 3 | Old English | tēþ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tanþiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dóntes | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |