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Teuton

teu·ton

UK/ˈt(j)uː.tən/ US/ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/ uncommon

noun

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a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans

Origin

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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