Where does “Netherdutch” come from?
Netherdutch (English) comes from English Dutch, from Middle English Duch, 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.
Netherdutch (English): Dutch, pertaining to the Dutch language
Definitions
- Dutch, pertaining to the Dutch language
Ancestry of “Netherdutch”, step by step
Netherdutch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dutch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dutch | Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch... |
| 2 | Middle English | Duch | German, Dutch; German, Low 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 English nether
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nether | Lower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as... |
| 2 | English | nither | Alternative form of nether |
| 3 | Middle English | nitheren | — |
| 4 | Old English | niþerian | to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,... |
| 5 | Old English | niþer | down; downstairs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via German niederdeutsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | niederdeutsch | Low German |
| 2 | German | nieder- | A prefix; equivalent to down- |
| 3 | German | nieder | low; mean; menial |
| 4 | Middle High German | nider | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nidar | down |