Where does “depairing” come from?
depairing (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.
depairing (English): The disruption of a pair
Definitions
- The disruption of a pair
Ancestry of “depairing”, step by step
depairing 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 pairing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pairing | The combination or union of two things; An... |
| 2 | English | pair | Two similar or identical things taken together;... |
| 3 | Middle English | paire | A pair; a group of two similar, identical, or... |
| 4 | Old French | paire | — |
| 5 | Latin | paria | nominative neuter plural of pār; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | par | even; equal; like |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per | around; through |