teuton

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Teu=ton

CIDE DICTIONARY

teuton, n. [L. Teutones, Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably akin to E. Dutch. Cf. Dutch.].

•  One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race.  [1913 Webster]
•  A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

teuton, n.
1 a member of a Teutonic nation, esp. a German.
2 hist. a member of a N. European tribe which attacked the Roman republic c. 110 BC.

Etymology

L Teutones, Teutoni, f. an IE base meaning 'people' or 'country'