Where does “lîuthēu” come from?

lîuthēu (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Middle English þeu, from Proto-Germanic þewaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekwos, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

lîuthēu (Khiamniungan Naga): To track and trace bee in the jungle. To look for beehives by tracing the movement of bees

Definitions

  1. To track and trace bee in the jungle. To look for beehives by tracing the movement of bees

Ancestry of “lîuthēu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishþeuAlternative form of þou
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewaz →
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