Where does “*Þeudōmēraz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*Þeudōmēraz”, step by step

*Þeudōmēraz 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 Proto-Germanic mēraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmērazgreat; excellent; famous
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmērósgreat; considerable; sizable; impressive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “*Þeudōmēraz

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