Where does “דײַטשמעריש” come from?

דײַטשמעריש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דײַטש, from Middle High German diutsc, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, 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.

דײַטשמעריש (Yiddish): having a very German character; being from...

Definitions

  1. having a very German character; being from...

Ancestry of “דײַטשמעריש”, step by step

דײַטשמעריש traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish דײַטש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishדײַטשGerman; Germanic; assimilated Jew
2Middle High GermandiutscGerman, Germanic
3Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
4Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
5Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
6Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Yiddish מער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמערmore; carrot
2Old High Germanmēromore
3Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
4Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via Yiddish ־יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־יש-ish, -ic, -y; -ian; -ish, -ese
2Middle High German-isch—
3Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
4Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →