Where does “dedope” come from?

dedope (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.

dedope (English): To remove a dopant from (a semiconductor material)

Definitions

  1. To remove a dopant from (a semiconductor material)

Ancestry of “dedope”, step by step

dedope traces back through two 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 dope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdopeAny viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,...
2Dutchdoopbaptism; christening; hazing
3Dutchdopento dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to...
4Middle Dutchdôpen
5Old Dutchdōpento dip, to immerse
6Frankishdaupijanto dip, to immerse
7Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō
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