Jutes
/dʒuːts/noun
An ancient Germanic people who inhabited Jutland and took part in the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.
Did you know?The Jutes are one of the three peoples, alongside the Angles and Saxons, traditionally credited with helping shape early English identity after the Roman withdrawal from Britain.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Eutaniz?
“An uncertain reconstructed ethnonym sometimes linked to the Jutes, though the exact older form is debated.”
Late Antique Latin
Latin
Iuti
“A Latinized name for the Jutes as a people.”
Old English
OE
Ēotas
“The Jutes, one of the Germanic peoples known to the Anglo-Saxons.”
Old Norse
ON
Jotar
“A related Scandinavian form referring to the Jutes.”
Modern English
English
Jutes
“The historical people of Jutland and early medieval Britain.”