Where does “dedent” come from?

dedent (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

dedent (English): To outdent; to remove an indent; To remove a dent...

Definitions

  1. To outdent; to remove an indent; To remove a dent...

Ancestry of “dedent”, step by step

dedent traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English de

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

via English dent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdentA shallow deformation in the surface of an...
2Frenchdenttooth; cog
3Middle Frenchdenttooth
4Old Frenchdenttooth
5Latindēnsa tooth
6Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
7Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
8Proto-Italicdentstooth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English indent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindentA cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a...
2Middle Englishindentento dent in
3Old Frenchendenterto provide with teeth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-