Where does “Doisritongo” come from?
Doisritongo (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo Doisri, from Dutch Duitser, from Dutch Duits, from Middle Dutch duutsch, from Old Dutch thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Doisritongo (Sranan Tongo): The German language
Definitions
- The German language
Ancestry of “Doisritongo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | Doisri | German inhabitant of Germany |
| 2 | Dutch | Duitser | German |
| 3 | Dutch | Duits | German; Dutch |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | duutsch | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thiudisc | of the people, vernacular |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |