Where does “de-esser” come from?
de-esser (English) comes from English de-ess, from English de, 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 — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
de-esser (English): A plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording
Definitions
- A plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording
Ancestry of “de-esser”, step by step
de-esser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de-ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de-ess | to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording |
| 2 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 3 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 4 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 5 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 6 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |