Where does “dolnoněmčina” come from?

dolnoněmčina (Czech) comes from Czech německý, from Czech -cký, from Slovak -ský, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

dolnoněmčina (Czech): Low German language

Definitions

  1. Low German language

Ancestry of “dolnoněmčina”, step by step

dolnoněmčina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech německý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechněmeckýGerman
2Czech-cký-ian, -ic
3Slovak-ský-ian
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via Czech dolní

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdolnílower
2Proto-Slavic*dolьnъlower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Slovak -ský →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →