Where does “desoil” come from?

desoil (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.

desoil (English): To remove the soil from

Definitions

  1. To remove the soil from

Ancestry of “desoil”, step by step

desoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeTo do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A...
2Chinese
3Mandarin德意志
4GermanDeutschGerman
5Old High Germandiutsch
6Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
7Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
8Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
9Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
10Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English soil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoilA mixture of mineral particles and organic...
2Old Englishsolianto soil; become defiled; make or become foul
3Proto-Germanicsulwōną
4Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-
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