Where does “Teutōnes” come from?

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

Teutōnes (Latin): The Teutons, an ancient tribe associated with the Cimbri and defeated by the Romans under Gaius Marius

Definitions

  1. The Teutons, an ancient tribe associated with the Cimbri and defeated by the Romans under Gaius Marius

Ancestry of “Teutōnes”, step by step

Teutōnes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Proto-Germanic þeudanōz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeudanōz—

Words derived from “Teutōnes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →