Where does “Deutschschweiz” come from?
Deutschschweiz (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.
Deutschschweiz (German): German-speaking Switzerland
Definitions
- German-speaking Switzerland
Ancestry of “Deutschschweiz”, step by step
Deutschschweiz 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 Schweiz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schweiz | Switzerland |
| 2 | German | Schwyz | — |
| 3 | Latin | Suittes | — |
| 4 | Old High German | swīdan | to burn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swīþan | to burn, to singe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swīþaną | to burn, singe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |