Where does “Deutschschweizer” come from?
Deutschschweizer (German) comes from German Deutschschweiz, 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.
Deutschschweizer (German): German-speaking Swiss person; from, of, or...
Definitions
- German-speaking Swiss person; from, of, or...
Ancestry of “Deutschschweizer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Deutschschweiz | — |
| 2 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 3 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, 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 |
Words derived from “Deutschschweizer”