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Where does “Unserdeutsch” come from?

Unserdeutsch (English) comes from Unserdeutsch Unserdeutsch, 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.

Ancestry of “Unserdeutsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnserdeutschUnserdeutsch—
2GermanDeutschGerman
3Old High Germandiutsch—
4Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
5Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
6Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
7Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
9Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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