Etymology

Teuton

Teu·ton
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Today it means: A member of an early Germanic tribe living in Jutland noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors. Full definition →

Latin Teutonēs, Teutonī ← Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tewtéh₂“people”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromTeutonēs, Teutonī“the Teutons”
  3. English todayTeuton

PIE word *tewtéh₂ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂der. Latin Teutonēsbor. English Teuton Borrowed from Latin Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”) (compare Ancient Greek Τεύτονες (Teútones)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). First attested in the early 1700s.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*tewtéh₂ all →

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