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Where does “dethatcher” come from?

dethatcher (English) comes from English dethatch, 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 — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

dethatcher (English): A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower...

Definitions

  1. A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower...

Ancestry of “dethatcher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdethatchTo abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order...
2EnglishdeTo do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A...
3Chinese德—
4Mandarin德意志—
5GermanDeutschGerman
6Old High Germandiutsch—
7Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
8Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
9Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
10Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
12Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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