Where does “diuten” come from?

diuten (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “diuten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diuten”

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