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Where does “нѣмьчьскъ” come from?

нѣмьчьскъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

нѣмьчьскъ (Old Church Slavonic): German

Definitions

  1. German

Ancestry of “нѣмьчьскъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicněmьčьskъGerman
2Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
3Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
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