Where does “німчай” come from?

німчай (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ні́мець, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

німчай (Ukrainian): a Fritz, a Kraut

Definitions

  1. a Fritz, a Kraut

Ancestry of “німчай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianні́мецьGerman (male person)
2Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
3Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic němъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьcь →Every word from Ukrainian ні́мець →