Where does “нижненемецкий” come from?

нижненемецкий (Russian) comes from Russian неме́цкий, from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

нижненемецкий (Russian): Low German

Definitions

  1. Low German

Ancestry of “нижненемецкий”, step by step

нижненемецкий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian неме́цкий

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

via Russian ни́зкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни́зкийlow
2Old East Slavicнизъкъlow
3Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below
Every word from Proto-Slavic němъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьcь →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ →