Where does “dewirement” come from?
dewirement (English) comes from English dewire, 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.
dewirement (English): An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired
Definitions
- An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired
Ancestry of “dewirement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dewire | for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become... |
| 2 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 3 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 4 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 5 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 6 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |