Where does “geþeode” come from?
geþeode (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.
geþeode (Old English): language
Definitions
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Ancestry of “geþeode”, step by step
geþeode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English þēod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þēod | nation, people; people, nation; nation, people,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þeudu | people, tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Old English þēode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þēode | — |