tine

• n. 齒；尖頭
• vt. （英）丟失；浪費
• vi. 被丟失；遭難
• n. (Tine)人名；(德、意)蒂內

來自古英語 tind,尖齒，尖刺，來自 Proto-Germanic*tindaz,尖齒，來自 PIE*edont,牙齒，來自 PIE*ed,吃，詞源同 edible,tooth.引申諸相關詞義。

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).