Where does “Middelnederduits” come from?
Middelnederduits (Dutch) comes from Dutch Nederduits, from Dutch Duits, from Middle Dutch duutsch, from Old Dutch thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Middelnederduits (Dutch): Middle Low German
Definitions
- Middle Low German
Ancestry of “Middelnederduits”, step by step
Middelnederduits traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Nederduits
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Nederduits | Low German; Dutch |
| 2 | Dutch | Duits | German; Dutch |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | duutsch | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thiudisc | of the people, vernacular |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Dutch middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | middel | means; medicine, cure; waist |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |