English Explanatory Dictionary

Teutonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
  2. Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.
  3. Relating to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
noun
  1. An ancient Germanic, or modern German, individual.

Pronunciation

/ˌtjuːˈtɒn.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Teutonic.wav

Word forms

Teutonic more Teutonic most Teutonic Teutonick Teutonics

Etymology

PIE word *tewtéh₂ 1580, from Latin Teutonicus, from Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”, name of a Germanic tribe that inhabited coastal Germany and devastated Gaul between 113–101 B.C.), equivalent to Teuton + -ic.

Derived words

Proto-Teutonic Teutonicism Teutonicize Teutonic Knight Teutonic Knights Teutonic Order
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