dietsch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thiudisc, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz.

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		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”)
- Afrikaans: Duits
Limburgish: Dutsj
→ Middle English: Duch, Duche, Dewche, Dowche
- English: Dutch
- Scots: Dutch
→ West Frisian: Dútsk

Further reading

“dudesc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“dietsc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
“dietsc (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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