English word team comes from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (To grasp. To hold. To touch.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *tēkaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To grasp. To hold. To touch. |
| *dukn- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *teuhōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *taugmaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *taumaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A tie; tether; rope; cord; strap; leash; bridle. Birth; line; lineage; offspring. That which is tied or bound together; group; team. |
| tēam | Old English (ang) | |
| teme | Middle English (enm) | |
| team | English (en) | (intransitive) To form a group, as for sports or work.. (intransitive, by extension) To go together well; to harmonize.. (transitive) To convey or haul with a team. (UK, legal, obsolete) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and [...] |