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Where does “thysker” come from?

thysker (Old Swedish) comes 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 “thysker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
2Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “thysker”

  • tysk
  • tyskeri
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