Where does “Plautdietsch” come from?
Plautdietsch (German) comes from Plautdietsch Plautdietsch, from Middle Dutch dietsch, from Middle Low German düdesch, from Old Saxon thiudisk, 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.
Plautdietsch (German): Plautdietsch, Mennonite Low German
Definitions
- Plautdietsch, Mennonite Low German
Ancestry of “Plautdietsch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Plautdietsch | Low Saxon, Low German |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dietsch | German, Germanic, Dutch; Dutch specifically;... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | düdesch | German, Low German, Dutch |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thiudisk | of the people |
| 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 |