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Where does “neamț” come from?

neamț (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic нѣмьць, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

Ancestry of “neamț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнѣмьць—
2Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
3Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

Words derived from “neamț”

  • nemțesc
  • nemțește
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