Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiudijaną
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Origin obscure. Possibly a conflated word, partly from *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”); and partly from *þiudijaz, *þiudiz (“good, friendly”), from Proto-Indo-European *tew- (“to hearken, take notice, regard in a friendly manner”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*þiudijaną
- (transitive, +instrumental) to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect
- to interpret; point out; explain
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *þiudijaną (weak class 1)