Where does “högtyska” come from?

högtyska (Swedish) comes from Swedish tyska, from Faroese týskur, from Old Norse þýðverskr, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

högtyska (Swedish): High German language

Definitions

  1. High German language

Ancestry of “högtyska”, step by step

högtyska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tyska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishtyskaGerman language; a female German national
2FaroesetýskurGerman
3Old NorseþýðverskrGerman
4Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
5Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Swedish hög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöghigh; which reaches a great distance from the...
2Old Swedishhøgherhigh; hill, barrow
3Old Norsehugrthought
4Proto-Germanichugizmind, thought, sense, understanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

Words derived from “högtyska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →