English
Teviot
Teviot comes from Scottish Gaelic abhainn ‘river, stream’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*abū‘river’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900aub‘river’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernabhainn‘river, stream’
- EnglishtodayTeviot
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*abū‘river’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900aub‘river’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernabhainn‘river, stream’
- EnglishtodayTeviot
The story
From Scottish Gaelic abhainn Tìbhiot, probably from the same ultimate source as the river Thames, which.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’
attitude, apex, apt, ape, aptitude, aven, attitudinal, 22 more
Today it means
name A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, which joins the Tweed at Kelso.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- / Teviot