Where does “þeoden” come from?

þeoden (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þeudanaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þeoden (Old English): prince, lord, ruler, chief

Definitions

  1. prince, lord, ruler, chief

Ancestry of “þeoden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeudanazking, leader of the people
2Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →
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