Where does “þēod” come from?
þēod (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic þeudu, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
þēod (Old English): nation, people; people, nation; nation, people,...
Definitions
- nation, people; people, nation; nation, people,...
Ancestry of “þēod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þeudu | people, tribe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “þēod”