Where does “þiudijaną” come from?

þiudijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þiudijaną (Proto-Germanic): to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect

Definitions

  1. to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect

Ancestry of “þiudijaną”, step by step

þiudijaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þeudō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Germanic *þeudō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*þeudō

Words derived from “þiudijaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō