todesco

Venetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin theodiscus, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of the people, popular, vernacular”), from *þeudō (“people”) + *-iskaz (“-ish, -ic, -al”). Cognates include Italian tedesco, German deutsch, teutsch (obsolete spelling), German Low German düütsch, Saterland Frisian düütsk, Yiddish דײַטש‎ (daytsh), דײַטשיש‎ (daytshish), Icelandic þýskur, þýzkur (older spelling), Faroese týskur, Danish tysk, Norwegian Bokmål tysk, Norwegian Nynorsk tysk, Swedish tysk.

Adjective

todesco (feminine singular todesca, masculine plural todeschi, feminine plural todesche)

  1. German
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