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Where does “deglove” come from?

deglove (English) comes from English glove, from Middle English glove, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

deglove (English): To peel back the skin from part of the body as if...

Definitions

  1. To peel back the skin from part of the body as if...

Ancestry of “deglove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgloveAn item of clothing other than a mitten, covering...
2Middle Englishglove—
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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