Meaning & History
Gothic word meaning "people, tribe".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesþeoda(Frankish) thiad(Old Dutch) þeudō(Old Germanic) diota(Old High German) thiod(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsDedrick(African American) Diederik, Diederick(Dutch) Dederick, Derek, Derick, Derrick, Teri, Terri, Terrie, Terry, Deryck(English) Tiidrik(Estonian) Thierry(French) Diedrich, Dietmar, Dietrich, Diederich(German) Theoderich, Theudemar, Theudemer, Thietmar(Germanic) Theodemir, Theodoric, Theodoricus, Þiudamers, Þiudareiks, Theudoricus(Gothic) Þeudōmēraz, Þeudōrīks(Old Germanic) Teodomiro(Spanish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 540.
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 423.
- Köbler, Gerhard. Gotisches Wörterbuch, entry þiuda, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/gotwbhin.html.