þeod
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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 [edit]
- IPA: /θeːod/
Noun [edit]
þēod f (nominative plural þēoda)
- people, tribe, nation, race
- homeland, native country
- (plural) people, population, gentiles
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- Middle English: thede