Where does “tyska” come from?

tyska (Swedish) comes 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.

tyska (Swedish): German language; a female German national

Definitions

  1. German language; a female German national

Ancestry of “tyska”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tyska”

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