Where does “þeodloga” come from?

þeodloga (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.

þeodloga (Old English): a great liar; an arch-imposter

Definitions

  1. a great liar; an arch-imposter

Ancestry of “þeodloga”, step by step

þeodloga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēodnation, people; people, nation; nation, people,...
2Proto-West Germanicþeudupeople, tribe
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Old English loga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlogaliar; deceiver
2Proto-Germaniclugôliar; traitor; one who breaks
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →