döksch
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- dütsch
- deitsch (Moselle Franconian)
- deutsch (variant from standard German)
Etymology
From Old High German *diudisc, northern variant of diutisc, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, with the regular Ripuarian velarization -iud- → -ög- (as in höck from hiudu, hiutu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /døkʃ/
Adjective
döksch (masculine döksche, feminine döksch, comparative dökscher, superlative et' dökschte)
- (central and eastern Ripuarian, widely archaic) German; of Germany
Related terms
- Dökschland