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Where does “Wealhþeow” come from?

Wealhþeow (Old English) comes from Old English þēow, from Proto-Germanic þewaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekwos, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “Wealhþeow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēowservant; servant; minister; slave
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
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