Where does “þiudisk” come from?
þiudisk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
þiudisk (Proto-West Germanic): of the people, popular, vernacular
Definitions
- of the people, popular, vernacular