Where does “þēo” come from?

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

þēo (Old English): servant, slave; servile, not free, bond

Definitions

  1. servant, slave; servile, not free, bond

Ancestry of “þēo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þēo”

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