Etymograph

English

Teat

Teat may come from German Thiet.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentThietuncertain
  2. EnglishtodayTeat

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentThietuncertain
  2. EnglishtodayTeat

The story

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Thiet, itself a variant of Thiede.

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Thiet / Teat