Where does “þeu” come from?

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

þeu (Middle English): Alternative form of þou

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þou

Ancestry of “þeu”, step by step

þeu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þewaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Old English þēaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēawusage, custom, general practise of a community,...

Words derived from “þeu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewaz →