tithe
English
/taɪð/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A tenth.
- (historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses.
- A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church)
- A small part or proportion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tithe inherited from Old English tēoþa derived from Middle English tithen derived from Old English tēoþian inherited from Proto-Germanic *tehunþô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*tehunþô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- payer English
- ten English
- tenth English
- tenthly English
- tenthmeter English
- tithable English
- tithe-payer English
- titheless English
- tithepayer English
- tither English
- tithing English
- tithingman English
- Zehnt German
- Zehntscheuer German
- Zehntscheune German
- *tehunþô Proto-Germanic
- tēoþa Old English
- tēoþian Old English
- tēoþung Old English
- tenthe, tenth Middle English
- tithe Middle English
- tithen Middle English
- tíund Old Norse
- tiende Danish
- tiendedel Danish
- zëhente Middle High German
- sègane Cimbrian
- sègante Cimbrian