Teign

English

Etymology

First attested as Old English Teng in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 739, probably from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Tyne and Tenna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɪn/, /ˈtiːn/

Proper noun

Teign

1. A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.

Derived terms

• Bishopsteignton
• Teignbridge
• Teigngrace
• Teignmouth

 

Anagrams

• get in, get-in, tinge