Where does “platduits” come from?
platduits (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
platduits (Dutch): the Low German language
Definitions
- the Low German language
Ancestry of “platduits”, step by step
platduits traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Duits
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Duits | German; Dutch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | duutsch | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thiudisc | of the people, vernacular |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Dutch plat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plat | flat; of soft consistency; One’s local dialect |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | plat | blow, smack, slap |
| 3 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |