Where does “Нијемац” come from?
Нијемац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Ancestry of “Нијемац”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | němьcь | foreigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | němъ | unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,... |