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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiudijaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *tewH-; related to Latin tueor, tūtus.[1]

Alternatively, from *þeudō (people, tribe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiu̯.ði.jɑz/

Adjective

*þiudijaz

  1. good, kind
  2. friendly

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *þiud-
    • Proto-West Germanic: *þiod-
      • Old English: þēod-
    • Old Norse: þjóð-

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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