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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiudijaną

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

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiu̯.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þiudijaną

  1. (transitive, +instrumental) to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect
  2. to interpret; point out; explain

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þiudijan
    • Old English: þīedan, þēodan
      • Middle English: theden
    • Old Frisian: *thiōda, thiūda
      • Saterland Frisian: tjuude
      • West Frisian: tsjutte
    • Old Saxon: *thiudian
    • Old Dutch: *thiuden
    • Old High German: diuten, *tiuten
  • Old Norse: þýða
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