þeod

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • people, tribe, nation
  • region, country, province
  • homeland
  • (in the plural) people, population, gentiles
  • language
  • (in compounds) arch-, main, great

Etymology

Inherited from *þeudu inherited from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (people, nation) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (people, tribe, heap, nation).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tewtéh₂

Gloss

people, tribe, heap, nation

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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