Where does “Нијемац” come from?

Нијемац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

Нијемац (Serbo-Croatian): German (male)

Definitions

  1. German (male)

Ancestry of “Нијемац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
2Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic němъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьcь →