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Where does “Tschulei” come from?

Tschulei (Pennsylvania German) comes from English July, from Middle English Julie, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Tschulei (Pennsylvania German): July

Definitions

  1. July

Ancestry of “Tschulei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJuly—
2Middle EnglishJulie—
3Anglo-Normanjulie—
4Old Frenchjule—
5LatinIūlius—
6Latiniuppiter—
7Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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