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Teuton
- /ˈt(j)uː.tən/ UK
- /ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/ UK
- /ˈt(j)u.tən/ US
- /ˈt(j)u.tɑn/ US
Rhymes with -uːtən, -uːtɒn
Where it 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.
noun Teutons
- A member of an early Germanic tribe living in Jutland noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors. The difference between the Clergy and the Teuton conquerors was more than a difference of creed, or of civilization. It was an actual difference of race. They were Romans, to whom the Teuton was a savage, speaking a different tongue, obeying different laws, his whole theory of the universe different
- A member of the Teutonic Order. The third threat, from the Teutonic Knights of Germany, was the worst, because the Crusader Teutons wanted not only Russian land but also to kill off the people of Russia because they were a different kind of Christian from them!
- A member of any Germanic language-speaking people, especially a German. In the first place, a prolonged struggle in the North Temperate Zone, with a harsh, though not a depressing, natural environment, endows the Teuton with unusual energy and initiative. Then centuries of wanderings in which the strong set forth and the weak and timid stay behind, brings the Teuton to
adjective more Teuton · most Teuton
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Synonym of Teutonic.
While some families of the oldest Welsh stocks talk English only, a large number, whose forefathers were Teuton, Norse, or Irish, now converse in Cymraeg.
Similar: Teutonic
Translations
Talk about this word "Teuton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teuton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Teuton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teuton "Teuton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teuton.Cite this
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title = {Teuton},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teuton},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
