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

1. German, Germanic, Dutch
2. Dutch specifically
3. (substantive) Dutch language

Inflection

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

Alternative forms

• duutsch

Descendants

• Dutch: Diets (“Middle Dutch”)
• Dutch: Duits (“German”), (obsolete) Duitsch, Duytsch
  • 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

1. German (Of relating to Germany)

Derived terms

• Dietsch
• Dietschlaunt
• Plautdietsch