English
Theodism
Theodism comes from Old English þēod ‘nation, people, tribe, race’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tewtéh₂‘tribe’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þeudō‘people, tribe’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þeudu‘people, tribe’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þēod‘nation, people, tribe, race’
- EnglishtodayTheodism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tewtéh₂‘tribe’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þeudō‘people, tribe’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þeudu‘people, tribe’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þēod‘nation, people, tribe, race’
- EnglishtodayTheodism
Formed from -ism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to be strong’
butter, tumor, tomb, tumour, soma, truffle, tumultuous, tuff, trifle, tyrosine, tumult, tuber, turgid, tufa, 43 more
through Proto-Germanic *þeudō ‘people, tribe’
Today it means
noun A form of Germanic neopaganism developed in the United States, based on Anglo-Saxon practices in England before conversion to Christianity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ / Theodism