Titheable
/ˈtaɪð.ə.bəl/noun
Able to be tithed; subject to the payment of a tithe.
Did you know?Tithe comes from Old English *teogotha* / *teoða*, meaning “tenth,” and it was tied to a religious obligation that turned a fraction into a moral demand.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dekm̥
“ten”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tehun
“ten”
Old English
OE
teoða
“tenth; a tenth part”
Old English
OE
teothian
“to pay a tithe; give a tenth”
Middle English
ME
tithe
“a tenth part paid as a religious levy”
Modern English
English
titheable
“subject to tithe; liable to be taxed by a church tithe”