Where does “degrow” come from?
degrow (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.
degrow (English): To become smaller; to shrink; To make smaller,...
Definitions
- To become smaller; to shrink; To make smaller,...
Ancestry of “degrow”, step by step
degrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English grow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grow | To become larger, to increase in magnitude; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | growen | To grow usually of plants, fruit, etc |
| 3 | Old English | grōwan | to grow, increase, flourish, germinate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grōaną | to green; to grow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |