Teach
/tiːtʃ/noun
To impart knowledge or skill to someone through instruction.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a Proto-Germanic root meaning “to show” or “to indicate,” so teaching began as an act of revealing rather than lecturing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deik-
“to show, point out, indicate”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*taikijaną
“to show, point out”
Old English
Old English
tǣcan
“to show, point out, demonstrate; later also to instruct”
Middle English
Middle English
techen
“to show, instruct, train”
Modern English
English
teach
“to impart knowledge or skill by instruction”