Where does “DeShawn” come from?
DeShawn (English) comes from English Shawn, from English sean, from Irish Seán, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent.
Ancestry of “DeShawn”, step by step
DeShawn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Shawn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Shawn | a unisex given name |
| 2 | English | sean | Alternative form of seine |
| 3 | Irish | Seán | John |
| 4 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 5 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 6 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 7 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 8 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 9 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 10 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 11 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 12 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |