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Where does “þewaz” come from?

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

þewaz (Proto-Germanic): slave, servant

Definitions

  1. slave, servant

Ancestry of “þewaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þewaz”

  • thew
  • thewed
  • thewy
  • thewness
  • thewsome
  • thew
  • theow
  • Wealhþeow
  • þeow
  • þēow
  • þēo
  • 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃
  • 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃
  • þjá
  • þjónn
  • barþjónn
  • lögregluþjónn
  • þewāną
  • þéa
  • þjá
  • tjå
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