tie

tie · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dewk-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*taugō
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*taugu
4. Old English · inherited fromtēag
5. Middle English · inherited fromteye“cord, chain”
6. English todaytie

From Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.

tie · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dewk-“to tug, draw”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*taugijaną
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*taugijan
4. Old English · inherited fromtīġan
5. Middle English · inherited fromteien
6. English todaytie

From Middle English teien, teiȝen, from Old English tīġan, tīeġan, from Proto-West Germanic *taugijan, from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Cognate with Icelandic teygja.

Words from the same roots