Where does “nemțește” come from?

nemțește (Romanian) comes from Romanian este, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

nemțește (Romanian): in a German manner, or in the German language;...

Definitions

  1. in a German manner, or in the German language;...

Ancestry of “nemțește”, step by step

nemțește traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian este

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianestethird-person singular present indicative of fi:...
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Romanian neamț

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianneamța German
2Old Church Slavonicнѣмьць—
3Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
4Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →