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

Related terms

• Dütsch n
• Dütsche m or f
• Dütschland n

Descendants

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