Where does “þeodþrea” come from?
þeodþrea (Old English) comes from Old English þēod, 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.
þeodþrea (Old English): national disaster, great calamity
Definitions
- national disaster, great calamity
Ancestry of “þeodþrea”, step by step
þeodþrea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English þēod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þēod | nation, people; people, nation; nation, people,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þeudu | people, tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Old English þrēa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þrēa | correction, punishment; affliction, pang |