Where does “Τεύτονες” come from?

Τεύτονες (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Teutōnes, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Τεύτονες (Ancient Greek): Teutones, a Germanic tribe

Definitions

  1. Teutones, a Germanic tribe

Ancestry of “Τεύτονες”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTeutōnesThe Teutons, an ancient tribe associated with the Cimbri and defeated by the Romans under Gaius Marius
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Latin Teutōnes →
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