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
- servant, slave; servile, not free, bond
Ancestry of “þēo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þewaz | slave, servant |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tekwos | runner |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |