Where does “delexicality” come from?
delexicality (English) comes from English delexical, 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 — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
delexicality (English): The condition or state of be delexical
Definitions
- The condition or state of be delexical
Ancestry of “delexicality”, step by step
delexicality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delexical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delexical | That has little or no meaning by itself |
| 2 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 3 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 4 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 5 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 6 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |