Etymograph

English

tee hee

Tee hee comes from Old English he he ‘hee hee’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150he he1‘hee hee’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tehee1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1593tee hee1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tee hee
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1593, Gabriell Haruey [i.e., Gabriel Harvey]: “She […] hath ſtiled him with an immortall penne,…”.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150he heWiktionary, English tee hee‘hee hee’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500teheeWiktionary, English tee hee
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1593tee heeWiktionary, English tee hee. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1593, Gabriell Haruey [i.e., Gabriel Harvey]: “She […] hath ſtiled him with an immortall penne,…”

Every English word from Old English he he

Today it means

intj The sound of a giggle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tee hee”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Old English he he / tee hee

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