Where does “defiber” come from?

defiber (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.

defiber (English): To remove some or all fiber from

Definitions

  1. To remove some or all fiber from

Ancestry of “defiber”, step by step

defiber 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 fiber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiberA single elongated piece of a given material,...
2Frenchfibrefibre
3GermanFiber
4Italianfibrafiber, fibre
5Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
6Portuguesefibrafibre
7Latinfibrafiber, filament
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-