Where does “de-” come from?

de- (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic to-, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

de- (Cornish): to, towards

Definitions

  1. to, towards

Ancestry of “de-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticto-to, towards
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “de-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →