means To fasten or bind two or more things together with string, rope, or fabric — or the knot, fastening, or strip of cloth that does the binding (and, by extension, a connection between people or an equal score in a contest).

from From Old English tīgan, 'to bind,' and the noun tēah, 'a rope or cord' — kin to a broad Germanic family of words for binding fast. The thread of meaning runs straight through: first the literal cord, then anything that binds (family ties, business ties), then the neckwear knotted at the throat, and finally a contest so evenly bound together that neither side can pull free — a draw.