Where does “Russlanddeutscher” come from?
Russlanddeutscher (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.
Russlanddeutscher (German): Russia German, Russian German
Definitions
- Russia German, Russian German
Ancestry of “Russlanddeutscher”, step by step
Russlanddeutscher 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 |
via German Rußland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rußland | — |
| 2 | German | russe | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 4 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 6 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 7 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |