Where does “deobstruct” come from?
deobstruct (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.
deobstruct (English): To clear of obstructions
Definitions
- To clear of obstructions
Ancestry of “deobstruct”, step by step
deobstruct 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 obstruct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obstruct | To block or fill with obstacles or an obstacle.... |
| 2 | Latin | obstructus | blocked; barricaded; obstructed |
| 3 | Latin | obstruere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | ob | in the direction of, to, towards; on account of,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *op | towards |