tine

• n. 歯；点
• vt. 失う；無駄にする
• vi. 失う；苦しむ
• n. （ティネ）人の名前；（ドイツ語、イタリア語）ティネ

古英語のtind, tine, spikeから、原ゲルマン語*tindaz, tineから、PIE*edont, toothから、PIE*ed, to eatから、語源的にはedible, toothと同じ。

tine (n.)

mid-14c., from Old English tind "spike, beak, prong, tooth of a fork," a general Germanic word (compare Old High German zint "sharp point, spike," Old Norse tindr "tine, point, top, summit," German Zinne "pinnacle"), of unknown origin (see zinc).