Where does “vesttysk” come from?
vesttysk (Danish) comes from Danish vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
vesttysk (Danish): West German
Definitions
- West German
Ancestry of “vesttysk”, step by step
vesttysk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish vest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vest | the west; toward the west, westwards; A vest |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Danish tysk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tysk | German; the German language |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thiudisc | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |