dütsch

See also: dutsch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • deitsch (Moselle Franconian)
  • döksch (native in much of Ripuarian, but widely archaic)
  • deutsch (variant from standard German)

Etymology

    From Middle High German diutsc, from Old High German *diudisc, northern variant of diutisc, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. The form dütsch is native in western Ripuarian, in central and eastern Ripuarian it is likely a compromise form between native döksch and outside forms (including standard German deutsch).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dytʃ/

    Adjective

    dütsch (masculine dütsche, feminine and plural dütsche or dütsch, comparative dütscher, superlative et dütschte)

    1. (Ripuarian) German; of Germany

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: deitsch, Deitsch
    • Kölsch: duetsch
    • Luxembourgish: däitsch, Däitsch
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