Where does “Norddeutscher” come from?
Norddeutscher (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Norddeutscher (German): a person who comes from or lives in Northern Germany male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- a person who comes from or lives in Northern Germany male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Norddeutscher”, step by step
Norddeutscher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Deutscher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Deutscher | German; inflection of Deutsche: ## strong... |
| 2 | German | deutsch | German |
| 3 | Old High German | tiusch | — |
| 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 |