Where does “tiois” come from?
tiois (Old French) comes from Latin theodiscus, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tiois (Old French): Germanic; Dutch
Definitions
- Germanic; Dutch
Ancestry of “tiois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | theodiscus | of or pertaining to the language of the people;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |