Where does “Volksdeutscher” come from?
Volksdeutscher (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.
Volksdeutscher (German): a German living abroad
Definitions
- a German living abroad
Ancestry of “Volksdeutscher”, step by step
Volksdeutscher 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 volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 2 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |