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English word tie comes from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (To grasp. To hold. To touch.)
*tēkaną (Proto-Germanic)
To grasp. To hold. To touch.
*dukn- (Proto-Indo-European)
*teuhaną (Proto-Germanic)
To lead. To pull behind oneself, draw, drag.
*taugō (Proto-Germanic)
Cord, string, rope.
teag (Old English)
Cord, band; thong; fetter. Enclosure; case, chest.
tēah (Old English)
teie (Middle English)
tie (English)
(construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.. (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different to a draw).. (graph theory) connection between two vertices.. (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of [...]