Where does “de” come from?
de (English) comes from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “de”, step by step
de traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 德
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 2 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 3 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 4 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via French dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 2 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 3 | Old French | dé | die |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Russian дэ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дэ | The Cyrillic letter Д, д |