Where does “ty” come from?

ty (Yola) comes from Middle English tige, from Old English tyge, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ty (Yola): drink

Definitions

  1. drink

Ancestry of “ty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtigedraught, drink
2Old Englishtygetug, pull
3Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi →