Where does “þēow” come from?

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

þēow (Old English): servant; servant; minister; slave

Definitions

  1. servant; servant; minister; slave

Ancestry of “þēow”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þēow”

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