Where does “неме́цкий” come from?
неме́цкий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
неме́цкий (Russian): German
Ancestry of “неме́цкий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | němьčьskъ | German |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | němьcь | foreigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | němъ | unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,... |
Words derived from “неме́цкий”