dietsch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Equivalent to diet +‎ -sch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiə̯tsx/

Adjective

dietsch

German, Germanic, Dutch
Dutch specifically
(substantive) Dutch language

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	dietsch	dietsche	dietsch	dietsche
Nominative	Definite	dietsche	dietsche	dietsche	dietsche
Accusative	Indefinite	dietschen	dietsche	dietsch	dietsche
Accusative	Definite	dietschen	dietsche	dietsche	dietsche
Genitive		dietschs	dietscher	dietschs	dietscher
Dative		dietschen	dietscher	dietschen	dietschen

Alternative forms

duutsch

Descendants

Dutch: Diets (“Middle Dutch”)
Dutch: Duits (“German”), Duitsch
- Afrikaans: Duits
- Negerhollands: dutsch
- → Japanese: ドイツ (Doitsu)
Limburgish: Dutsj
→ Middle English: Duch, Duche, Deuche, Dusche, Dewche, Dowche, duch, duche, deuche, dusche
- English: Dutch
- Scots: Dutch
→ West Frisian: Dútsk

Further reading

“dudesc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dietsc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page dietsc
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dietsc (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page dietsc

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German düdesch, from Old Saxon thiudisk, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk. Cognate with German Low German düütsch and German deutsch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ditʃ/

Adjective

dietsch

German (Of relating to Germany)

Derived terms

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