Where does “tjod” come from?

tjod (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þjóð, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tjod (Swedish): a people, nation

Definitions

  1. a people, nation

Ancestry of “tjod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjóða people
2Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →