Etymograph

English

tew

Tew comes from Middle English tewen.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tewen1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1602tew1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tew
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1602, M. John Brereton: “yet wee found no townes, nor many of their…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tewenWiktionary, English tew
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1602tewWiktionary, English tew. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1602, M. John Brereton: “yet wee found no townes, nor many of their…”

Every English word from Middle English tewen

Today it means

noun Prep work; labour.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tew”. 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.

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