English
Tedder
Tedder may come from Old English Þēodhere.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Þēodhereuncertain
- EnglishtodayTedder
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Þēodhereuncertain
- EnglishtodayTedder
A compound of þēod ‘nation’ + here ‘army’
Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to be strong’
Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ ‘tribe’
Proto-Germanic *þeudō ‘people, tribe’
Proto-West Germanic *þeudu ‘people, tribe’
Old English þēod ‘nation’
Proto-Indo-European *ker- ‘army’
Proto-Germanic *harjaz ‘army’
Proto-West Germanic *hari ‘army’
Old English here ‘army’
Every English word from Old English Þēodhere
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Þēodhere / Tedder