Where does “delethalize” come from?

delethalize (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.

delethalize (English): to make not lethal, or less lethal

Definitions

  1. to make not lethal, or less lethal

Ancestry of “delethalize”, step by step

delethalize 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 lethal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlethalDeadly; mortal; fatal; Any weapon that causes...
2Latinlētālislethal, deadly, fatal, mortal
3Latinlētumviolent death, annihilation, killing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō
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