Where does “Tsjechië” come from?

Tsjechië (Dutch) comes from Dutch ie, from Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hīe, from Old Dutch hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

Ancestry of “Tsjechië”, step by step

Tsjechië traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchie"Third-person singular, masculine, subjective,...
2Middle Dutchhihe
3Old Dutchhīehe
4Old Dutch
5Proto-Germanic*hiʀ
6Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

via Dutch Tsjech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchTsjechCzech (person)
2Czechčech
3Old CzechČechCzech person
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Germanic hīzEvery word from Proto-Germanic *hiʀEvery word from Old Dutch
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