Where does “Diotmar” come from?
Diotmar (Old High German) comes from Middle German *Þeudumārī, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōmēraz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “Diotmar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle German | *Þeudumārī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Þeudōmēraz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |