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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þeutǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *þeutaną (“to sound, howl, roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *tu-, *tutu- (“bird-cry, shriek”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθeu̯.tɔ̃ː/

Noun

*þeutǭ f

  1. That which causes a whirring, whistling, roaring, or rushing sound
  2. A pipe
  3. A stream; channel

Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *þeutǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þeutǭ *þeutōniz
vocative *þeutǭ *þeutōniz
accusative *þeutōnų *þeutōnunz
genitive *þeutōniz *þeutōnǫ̂
dative *þeutōni *þeutōmaz
instrumental *þeutōnē *þeutōmiz

Descendants
  • Old English: þēote
    • Middle English: theote
  • Old Frisian: *thiāte, *thūte
    • Saterland Frisian: Tütjen, Tüütjen (possibly borrowed)
    • West Frisian: tute, tút (possibly borrowed)
  • Old Saxon: *thiota, *thūta
    • Middle Low German: tûte
      • German Low German: Tute, Tuut
      • German: Tüte
      • Danish: tud
      • Swedish: tut
  • Frankish: *thūta
    • Old Dutch: *thūta
    • → Vulgar Latin: *tūta
      • Vulgar Latin: *tūtellus (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: *thioza, *dioza (in compounds: watardioza)
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