Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peoplehood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
peo-ple-hood
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The collective sense of being part of a distinct people.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English people Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English peoplehood From people + -hood.

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Questions

What does peoplehood mean?
The collective sense of being part of a distinct people.
Where does peoplehood come from?
Etymology tree English people Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English peoplehood From people + -hood.

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