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

þewaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tekwos

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

via Proto-Germanic þegwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþegwazslave; servant; subject, servile

Words derived from “þewaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →