English
Tetzlaff
Tetzlaff comes from Proto-Slavic *těšiti ‘to calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten’.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*těšiti‘to calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayTetzlaff
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*těšiti‘to calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayTetzlaff
The story
East German surname, from a Germanized form of a Slavic (Pomeranian or Polabian) personal name such as Těšislav, from teš (‘to comfort, console’) (from Proto-Slavic *těšiti) + sława (‘glory’).
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *těšiti
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *těšiti / Tetzlaff