Deitsch

See also: deitsch

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• taytx (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German diutsc, from Old High German diutisc, diutisk (“popular, vernacular”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of the people, popular”), an adjective from *þeudō (“people”) (compare Old English þēod), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Cognate with German Deutsch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪ̯t͡ʃ/

Noun

Deitsch n

1. German (language)

   Sprechst-du Deitsch?

   Do you speak German?

2. Hunsrik (language)

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German diutsc, from Old High German diutisc, diutisk (“popular, vernacular”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of the people, popular”), an adjective from *þeudō (“people”) (compare Old English þēod), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Cognate with German Deutsch.

Proper noun

Deitsch

1. the German or Pennsylvania German language