Where does “deuten” come from?

deuten (German) comes from Middle High German diuten, from Old High German diuten, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

deuten (German): to interpret; to point at

Definitions

  1. to interpret; to point at

Ancestry of “deuten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandiuten—
2Old High Germandiuten—
3Proto-Germanicþiudijanąto associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “deuten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →