Teuton
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[edit] Etymology
1720, from Latin Teutōnes, Teutōnī (name of a Germanic tribe that inhabited coastal Germany and devastated Gaul between 113-101 B.C., “the Teutons”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz (“ruler, leader of the people”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans, “king”), Old Norse þjóðann (“prince, king”), Old Saxon þiudan (“lord of the people, ruler”), Old English þēoden (“king, lord”), þēod (“nation, people, country, language”), Russian чужой (“stranger”), чудно (“strange”), чудо (“miracle”). Related to Dutch.
[edit] Noun
Teuton (plural Teutons)
- A member of an early Germanic tribe noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors.
- A German.
[edit] Translations
member of a Germanic tribe
