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Where does “þeudu” come from?

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

þeudu (Proto-West Germanic): people, tribe

Definitions

  1. people, tribe

Ancestry of “þeudu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þeudu”

  • thede
  • diet
  • thede
  • thiode
  • theode
  • þeodcyning
  • þeodwiga
  • þeodloga
  • geþeode
  • þēod
  • þeodþrea
  • elþeod
  • þeod
  • þeodgestreon
  • diet
  • thede
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