Where does “thysker” come from?
thysker (Old Swedish) comes 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.
Ancestry of “thysker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “thysker”