Where does “Norddeutsche” come from?
Norddeutsche (German) comes from German Deutsche, from German Deutscher, from German deutsch, from Old High German tiusch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “Norddeutsche”, step by step
Norddeutsche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Deutsche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Deutsche | German; inflection of Deutscher: ## strong... |
| 2 | German | Deutscher | German; inflection of Deutsche: ## strong... |
| 3 | German | deutsch | German |
| 4 | Old High German | tiusch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |