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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishde-essto reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording
2EnglishdeTo do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A...
3Chinese
4Mandarin德意志
5GermanDeutschGerman
6Old High Germandiutsch
7Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
8Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
9Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
10Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
12Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō