Where does “deluster” come from?
deluster (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.
deluster (English): Alternative spelling of delustre
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of delustre
Ancestry of “deluster”, step by step
deluster 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 luster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luster | Shine, polish or sparkle; By extension,... |
| 2 | German | Lüster | chandelier |
| 3 | French | lustre | lustrum; period of five years; a very long time;... |
| 4 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 5 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 7 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 8 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 9 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |