Where does “þeodwiga” come from?

þeodwiga (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.

þeodwiga (Old English): warrior of the tribe; great warrior

Definitions

  1. warrior of the tribe; great warrior

Ancestry of “þeodwiga”, step by step

þeodwiga 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 wiġa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiġawarrior, fighter
2Old High Germanwīga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →