Where does “הויכדײַטש” come from?
הויכדײַטש (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.
הויכדײַטש (Yiddish): High German
Definitions
- High German
Ancestry of “הויכדײַטש”, step by step
הויכדײַטש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish דײַטש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דײַטש | German; Germanic; assimilated Jew |
| 2 | Middle High German | diutsc | German, Germanic |
| 3 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |