Where does “zachodnioniemiecki” come from?

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

zachodnioniemiecki (Polish): West German

Definitions

  1. West German

Ancestry of “zachodnioniemiecki”, step by step

zachodnioniemiecki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish niemiecki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishniemieckiGerman
2Proto-SlavicněmьčьskъGerman
3Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
4Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

via Polish zachodni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzachodniwest, western
2Old Polishzachodniwestern, westerly; west
3Old Polish-niforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns
Every word from Proto-Slavic němъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьcь →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ →
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