Jute
English
Etymology
From Latin plural Iuti, Iutae (in Bede), from Old English Ēotas. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *eut, from Proto-Germanic *eutaz, *eutaniz. The spelling was later influenced by Medieval Latin Jutae, Juti.
Noun
Jute (plural Jutes)
- A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated by the time of the Norman Conquest.
Translations
member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
German
Etymology
19th-century borrowing from English jute with a spelling pronunciation. Eventually from Sanskrit जूट (jūṭa, “twisted hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjuːtə/
- Hyphenation: Ju‧te
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Declension
Derived terms
- Jutebeutel
- Juteleinwand
- juten
- Jutesack
- Jutetasche
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