немец

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Russian word немец comes from Proto-Slavic *němъ

*němъ (Proto-Slavic)

Dumb, mute (not able to speak). Unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering, mammering.

*němьcь (Proto-Slavic)

Foreigner, non-Slav. Specifically, a German (someone who speaks a Germanic language).

немец (Russian)

(obsolete) foreigner. German, German man.

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