Where does “tudesque” come from?
tudesque (French) comes from Italian todesco, from Late Latin theodiscus, 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.
tudesque (French): Germanic, Teutonic
Ancestry of “tudesque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | todesco | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | theodiscus | of or pertaining to the language of the people;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |