Where does “middelnedertysk” come from?
middelnedertysk (Danish) comes from Danish nedertysk, from German niederdeutsch, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
middelnedertysk (Danish): Middle Low German
Ancestry of “middelnedertysk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | nedertysk | Low German |
| 2 | German | niederdeutsch | Low German |
| 3 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 4 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |