Deitsch

See also: deitsch

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • taytx (Portuguese based orthography)

Etymology

From Old High German diutisc (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of the people, popular”), an adjective from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people”) (compare Old English þeod), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɪ̯͡tʃ/

Noun

Deitsch n

  1. German (language)
    Sprechst-du Deitsch?
    Do you speak German?

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cognate to German Deutsch.

Proper noun

Deitsch

  1. the German or Pennsylvania German language
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