þeod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Cognate with Old Saxon Template:thioda, Old High German diota, Old Norse þjóð, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 (þiuda). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Irish túath, Lithuanian tauta.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θeːod/

Noun

þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)

1. people, tribe, nation, race
2. homeland, native country
3. (plural) people, population, gentiles

Derived terms

• þēodisc
• þēodġestrēon
• þēodþrēa
• Þēodiscland
• þēodwiġa

Descendants

• Middle English: thede