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Where does “þeuh” come from?

þeuh (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þeuhą, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

þeuh (Proto-West Germanic): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “þeuh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeuhąthigh
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewk-germ, seed, sprout, offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

Words derived from “þeuh”

  • decoy
  • deke
  • decoyman
  • decoyer
  • decoyable
  • Den Haag
  • des
  • indien
  • Agga
  • bijdehand
  • 's
  • dij
  • Den Haag
  • de
  • die
  • dijkramp
  • d'
  • doordeweek
  • doordeweeks
  • האג
  • die
  • die haghe
  • dy
  • hierdie
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