Where does “ڈچ” come from?
ڈچ (Urdu) comes from English Dutch, from Middle English Duch, from Middle Dutch duutsch, from Old Dutch thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
ڈچ (Urdu): Dutch language
Definitions
- Dutch language
Ancestry of “ڈچ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dutch | Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch... |
| 2 | Middle English | Duch | German, Dutch; German, Low German, Dutch |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | duutsch | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thiudisc | of the people, vernacular |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |