Thie

Meaning

a square or spot in a village that historically served as a thingstead

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiː/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: zīh

Cognate with Old Frisian: ty

Cognate with Old English: tīh

Cognate with English: tye

In summary

From Middle Low German tî, tîe, tigge, from Proto-West Germanic *tīh. Cognate with Old High German zīh (“forum”), Old Frisian ty (“thingstead”), Old English tīh (“plot of land”), whence dialectal English tye (“village green”).