Where does “niemiecczyzna” come from?

niemiecczyzna (Polish) comes from Polish niemiecki, from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

niemiecczyzna (Polish): German

Definitions

  1. German

Ancestry of “niemiecczyzna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishniemieckiGerman
2Proto-SlavicněmьčьskъGerman
3Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
4Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic němъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьcь →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ →