Where does “Diutschlant” come from?

Diutschlant (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German diutsc, 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.

Ancestry of “Diutschlant”, step by step

Diutschlant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German diutsc

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

via Middle High German lant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlantland; country
2Old High Germanlantland; country
3Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Old High German diutsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandiutsch—
2Old High Germandiutiskof or pertaining to the people or tribe

Words derived from “Diutschlant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →