teach

teach · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
2. Proto-Germanic*taikijaną
3. Proto-West Germanic*taikijan
4. Old Englishtǣċan
5. Middle Englishtechen
6. English todayteach

From Middle English techen, from Old English tǣċan (“to show, declare, demonstrate; teach, instruct, train; assign, prescribe, direct; warn; persuade”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikijan, from Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Scots tech, teich (“to teach”), German zeigen (“to show, point out”), zeihen (“accuse, blame”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gateihan, “to announce, declare, tell, show, display”), Latin dīcō (“speak, say, tell”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “show, point out, explain, teach”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśati, “to point out, show, tell, teach”). More at token.

teach · noun²

1. Middle Englishtechere
2. Englishteacherclip.
3. English todayteach

Clipping of teacher.

Teach · proper noun³

Possibly a variant of Thatch or Tack.

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