Where does “tyskspråkig” come from?

tyskspråkig (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.

tyskspråkig (Swedish): in German, German-language, Germanophone

Definitions

  1. in German, German-language, Germanophone

Ancestry of “tyskspråkig”, step by step

tyskspråkig 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 språkig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspråkig—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →