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Where does “innerdeutsch” come from?

innerdeutsch (German) comes from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

innerdeutsch (German): Within Germany; Between East Germany and West...

Definitions

  1. Within Germany; Between East Germany and West...

Ancestry of “innerdeutsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDeutschGerman
2Old High Germandiutsch—
3Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
4Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
5Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
6Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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