Jute
See also: jute, juté, and jûte
English
Etymology
From Latin plural Jutae, Juti (in Bede), corresponding to Old English Ēotas, Īotas. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *eutaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒuːt/, /juːt/
Noun
Jute (plural Jutes)
- A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated or driven off of the island.
Translations
member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
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