Where does “teigr” come from?

teigr (Welsh) comes from English Tiger, from Middle English tygre, from Old French tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

teigr (Welsh): a tiger

Definitions

  1. a tiger

Ancestry of “teigr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTigersomeone connected with Hull City Football Club,...
2Middle Englishtygretiger; A dangerous or ferocious individual
3Old Frenchtigretiger; tigress
4Latintīgristiger
5Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
6Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
7Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼
8Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “teigr

Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼