Where does “delimb” come from?
delimb (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.
delimb (English): To cut the limbs from
Definitions
- To cut the limbs from
Ancestry of “delimb”, step by step
delimb 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 limb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limb | A major appendage of human or animal, used for... |
| 2 | English | lum | A chimney; A ventilating chimney over the shaft... |
| 3 | English | Columbus | A person who makes a great discovery; To explore;... |
| 4 | Latin | columbus | A male dove or cock-pigeon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |