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teethe

v.
US //ˈtið// teethe
Origin

From Middle English tethen, from Old English tēþan (“to teethe”), from Proto-West Germanic tanþijan, from Proto-Germanic tanþijaną (“to teethe”), from Proto-Germanic *tanþs (“tooth”). Cognate with German zähnen (“to provide with teeth”).

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