Where does “tiesse” come from?

tiesse (Walloon) comes 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.

tiesse (Walloon): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “tiesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtestehead
2Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
3Latinterstis
4Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
5Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂sEvery word from Latin trīstis
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