Where does “þeote” come from?

þeote (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

þeote (Old English): pipe, tube

Definitions

  1. pipe, tube

Ancestry of “þeote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicþeutǭThat which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring,...
2Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
3Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutǭ →