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Tea — Definition and Word History
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- historical dictionary
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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Did English tea pass through Dutch?
WALS describes a Dutch-mediated European route, while Merriam-Webster compresses the etymology to borrowing from Xiamen Chinese dé. The displayed Dutch stage is probable, not silently declared unanimous.
EtymologyLabels tea as borrowed from Chinese (Xiamen) dé without naming Dutch as the immediate donor.
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EDGE 224contextprobable
tea → thee
Present-Day English → Dutch · borrowing
- SOUND
- English tea reflects the Dutch thee-type form; the modern /iː/ follows the wider English raising of earlier /eː/.
- MEANING
- The plant and beverage senses were retained, then English developed additional meal, social-event, infusion, and slang branches.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Östen Dahl
Etymology and First Known UseCompresses the English etymology to Chinese (Xiamen) dé and supplies the 1655 first-use date.
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Merriam-Webster first-known-use record for tea
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England
Reports English tea as borrowed from Chinese (Xiamen) dé and dates its first known English use to 1655.
Word History: Etymology and First Known Use · regional070
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