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tysk.

German (of or pertaining to Germany, Germans, or the German language)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtʏsːk/[ˈt̪ʰʏs̪ːk]

  1. German (of or pertaining to Germany, Germans, or the German language)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish thysker, þȳdisker, thȳdzkir, þȳþisker, thȳdisker, (Old Norse þýðverskr), from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, from *þeudō (“folk”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

noun/ˈtʏsːk/[ˈt̪ʰʏs̪ːk]

  1. a German (person from Germany)

    common-gender
    Jag är tysk
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish thysker, þȳdisker, thȳdzkir, þȳþisker, thȳdisker, (Old Norse þýðverskr), from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, from *þeudō (“folk”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

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