Where does “høytysk” come from?

høytysk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høy, from Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

høytysk (Norwegian Bokmål): High German

Definitions

  1. High German

Ancestry of “høytysk”, step by step

høytysk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål høy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøyhigh, tall; loud; hay
2Old Norseheyhay
3Proto-Germanichawjąhay
4Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
5Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
8Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Norwegian Bokmål tysk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåltyskGerman
2Old NorseþýðverskrGerman
3Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →