| 1 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |