Where does “däitsch” come from?

däitsch (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

däitsch (Luxembourgish): German

Definitions

  1. German

Ancestry of “däitsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
2Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →