Where does “東ドイツ” come from?
東ドイツ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ドイツ, from Dutch Duits, from Middle Dutch duutsch, from Old Dutch thiudisc, 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.
Ancestry of “東ドイツ”, step by step
東ドイツ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ドイツ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ドイツ | Germany; German |
| 2 | Dutch | Duits | German; Dutch |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | duutsch | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thiudisc | of the people, 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 |