þeod

See also: þeod-

Contents

Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Cognate with Old Saxon 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.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /θeːod/

NounEdit

þēod f ‎(nominative plural þēoda)

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

Derived termsEdit

• Sweoðeod ‎(“Swede-people”)
• þēodisc
• þēodġestrēon
• þēodþrēa
• Þēodiscland
• þēodwiġa

DescendantsEdit

• Middle English: thede