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Teuton.

A member of an early Germanic tribe living in Jutland noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt(j)uː.tən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt(j)u.tən/General-American/ˈt(j)u.tɑn/General-American
  1. A member of an early Germanic tribe living in Jutland noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors.

    historical
  2. A member of the Teutonic Order.

    historical
  3. A member of any Germanic language-speaking people, especially a German.

Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˈt(j)uː.tən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt(j)u.tən/General-American/ˈt(j)u.tɑn/General-American
  1. Synonym of Teutonic.

Where this word comes from

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.

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