thiois
French
adj
Definitions
- (archaic) Teutonic, Germanic
- (Lorraine) Franconian; relating to the Franconian dialects and their speakers
Etymology
Inherited from Old French tiois derived from Latin theodiscus derived from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (popular, of the people, of relating to a people, vernacular, of the tribe, of ones people).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þiudiskaz
Gloss
popular, of the people, of relating to a people, vernacular, of the tribe, of ones people