English
tying
Tying comes from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to tug, draw’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to tug, draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*taugungōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*tīgungreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tiȝing
- Englishearliest quotation 1772tying
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to tug, draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*taugungōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*tīgungreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tiȝing
- Englishearliest quotation 1772tying
Earliest quotation: 1772, John Macgowan, Infernal Conference: Or: “It cost us several tyings and untyings before her…”
Formed from tie + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull’
Proto-Germanic *taugō ‘cord’
Proto-West Germanic *taugu
Old English tēag ‘cord’
Middle English teye ‘cord’
English tie
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to tug, draw’
team, education, production, product, touch, produce, reduce, conduct, tie, duke, reduction, introduction, toy, introduce, educate, duchess, tow, duct, educator, tuck, tighten, tug, dolphin, conn, douche, induce, conducive, seduce, subdue, duchy, doge, herzog, tether, taut, transducer, duc, redux, cond, duce, untie, 126 more
Today it means
noun Action of the verb to tie; ligature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / tying