Where does “teach” come from?

teach (Yola) comes from Middle English techen, from Old English tǣċan, from Proto-West Germanic taikijan, from Proto-Germanic taikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

teach (Yola): to hand or give

Definitions

  1. to hand or give

Ancestry of “teach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtechento teach
2Old Englishtǣċanto show, point out; to show, declare,...
3Proto-West Germanictaikijan—
4Proto-Germanictaikijanąto show, point out, teach
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →