Where does “thede” come from?
thede (English) comes from Middle English thede, from Old English þēod, from Proto-West Germanic þeudu, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
thede (English): A nation; people; A country; land; kingdom
Definitions
- A nation; people; A country; land; kingdom
Ancestry of “thede”, step by step
thede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English thede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thede | people, group; tribe, community; nation, realm.... |
| 2 | Old English | þēod | nation, people; people, nation; nation, people,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þeudu | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Middle English theode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | theode | Alternative form of thede; nation |