Where does “dewinged” come from?
dewinged (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.
dewinged (English): From which the wings have been removed
Definitions
- From which the wings have been removed
Ancestry of “dewinged”, step by step
dewinged 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 winged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | winged | Having wings; Flying or soaring as if on wings;... |
| 2 | Middle English | winged | — |
| 3 | Middle English | wingen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | wenge | Alternative form of winge |
| 5 | Middle English | winge | A wing; A flank or section of an army; A method... |
| 6 | Old Norse | vængr | wing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēngijaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |