Where does “detrench” come from?
detrench (English) comes from English trench, from Old French trenche, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini, from Latin tres, from English three, from Middle English thre.
detrench (English): To cut off or slice; to sever
Definitions
- To cut off or slice; to sever
Ancestry of “detrench”, step by step
detrench traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trench
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trench | A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground; A... |
| 2 | Old French | trenche | trench; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | trenchier | to cut |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | trinicare | cut into three parts; cut in three parts |
| 5 | Latin | trini | nominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive... |
| 6 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 7 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 8 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 9 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
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 |