Teign

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/ˈteɪn//ˈtiːn/

proper noun

A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.

OriginOld English Teng ← Proto-Celtic *tīn ← Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂-“to flow”
  2. Proto-Celtic*tīn“river”
  3. Old EnglishTeng
  4. EnglishTeign

First attested as Old English Teng in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 739, probably from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Tyne and Tenna.

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APA

Teign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Teign

MLA

“Teign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Teign. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Teign,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Teign.

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