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Where does “tēwō” come from?

tēwō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tēgwō, from Proto-Indo-European dēḱ-wéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

tēwō (Proto-Germanic): order, array

Definitions

  1. order, array

Ancestry of “tēwō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictēgwō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandēḱ-wéh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “tēwō”

  • 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰
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