Where does “dietsch” come from?
dietsch (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Low German düdesch, from Old Saxon thiudisk, 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.
dietsch (Middle Dutch): German, Germanic, Dutch; Dutch specifically;...
Definitions
- German, Germanic, Dutch; Dutch specifically;...
Ancestry of “dietsch”, step by step
dietsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German düdesch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | düdesch | German, Low German, Dutch |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thiudisk | of the people |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Old Dutch thiudisc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | thiudisc | of the people, vernacular |