Where does “dehex” come from?
dehex (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.
dehex (English): To remove a hex
Definitions
- To remove a hex
Ancestry of “dehex”, step by step
dehex traces back through 3 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 hex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hex | To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch |
| 2 | English | hexagon | A polygon with six sides and six angles |
| 3 | Latin | hexagōnum | hexagon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἑξάγωνον | hexagon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἑξα- | Forming compound words with the sense of "six" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Arabic دَهِشَ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دَهِشَ | — |