Where does “de” come from?

de (Haitian Creole) comes from French deux, from Middle French deux, from Old French deux.

de (Haitian Creole): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “de”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdeuxtwo; twos
2Middle Frenchdeuxtwo
3Old Frenchdeux—
Every word from Old French deux →Every word from Middle French deux →Every word from French deux →