Where does “denerdify” come from?
denerdify (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.
denerdify (English): To remove an individual's nerdy characteristics
Definitions
- To remove an individual's nerdy characteristics
Ancestry of “denerdify”, step by step
denerdify 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 nerd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nerd | A person who is intellectual but generally... |
| 2 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 3 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 4 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 5 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 6 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |