Where does “norddeutsch” come from?

norddeutsch (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.

norddeutsch (German): North German; northern German; from or pertaining...

Definitions

  1. North German; northern German; from or pertaining...

Ancestry of “norddeutsch”, step by step

norddeutsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Deutsch

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

via German nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannordthe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
2Middle High Germannort—
3Old High Germannordnorth
4Proto-West Germanic*norþrnorthern, northernly
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →