Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þeudanaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *þeudō (“people, tribe”) +‎ *-anaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθeu̯.ðɑ.nɑz/

Noun

*þeudanaz m

1. king, leader of the people

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þeudanaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þeudanaz	*þeudanōz, *þeudanōs
vocative	*þeudan	*þeudanōz, *þeudanōs
accusative	*þeudaną	*þeudananz
genitive	*þeudanas, *þeudanis	*þeudanǫ̂
dative	*þeudanai	*þeudanamaz
instrumental	*þeudanō	*þeudanamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þeudan
  • Old English: þēoden
  • Old Saxon: thiodan
• Old Norse: þjóðann
  • Icelandic: þjóðann, Þjóðann
• Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans)