Where does “desheath” come from?
desheath (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.
desheath (English): To remove the sheath from
Definitions
- To remove the sheath from
Ancestry of “desheath”, step by step
desheath 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 sheath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sheath | A holster for a sword; a scabbard; Anything that... |
| 2 | English | sheathe | To put into a sheath; To encase with a... |
| 3 | Middle English | shethen | to put into a sheath, sheathe; to provide with a... |
| 4 | Middle English | sheth | — |
| 5 | Old English | sċēaþ | sheath |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþiju | sheath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþiz | sheath, covering |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |