Where does “Deutschlehrer” come from?
Deutschlehrer (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Deutschlehrer (German): German teacher (male or of unspecified gender)
Definitions
- German teacher (male or of unspecified gender)
Ancestry of “Deutschlehrer”, step by step
Deutschlehrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Deutsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 2 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, 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 German Lehrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lehrer | agent noun of lehren; teacher |
| 2 | German | lehren | to teach a class, a subject; to be a teacher; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | lēren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lēren | to teach |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |