tine

tine · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₃dénts“tooth, peg”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*tindaz
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*tind
4. Old English · inherited fromtind
5. Middle English · inherited fromtinde
6. Middle English · inherited fromtine
7. English todaytine

From Middle English tine, alteration of Middle English tinde, tind, from Old English tind, from Proto-West Germanic *tind, Proto-Germanic *tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (“tooth, peg”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tiende, Tiene (“prong, tine”), German Zind, Zint (“prong”). Compare also the related English tind and German Zinne.

tine · adjective²

Unknown, possibly related to etymology 1.

tine · noun³

See teen (“affliction”).

tine · verb⁴

See tind.

tine · verb⁵

1. Old English · inherited fromtȳnan
2. Middle English · inherited fromtynen
3. English todaytine

From Middle English tynen, from Old English tȳnan, from tūn (“enclosure”) (modern town).

Tine · proper noun⁶

1. Italian · borrowed fromTinè
2. English todayTine

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Tinè, a surname predominantly found in Sicily. * An English surname, variant of Tyne. * An Americanized spelling of the German surname Thein.

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