Where does “German Order” come from?
German Order (English) comes from German Deutscher Orden, 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
German Order (English): A decoration awarded by the Nazi Party
Definitions
- A decoration awarded by the Nazi Party
Ancestry of “German Order”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Deutscher Orden | Teutonic Order religious order |
| 2 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 3 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, 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 |