Where does “で” come from?
で (Japanese) comes from Japanese ぜ, from Japanese ぞえ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.
で (Japanese): at; with, by, using; indicating the following...
Definitions
- at; with, by, using; indicating the following...
Ancestry of “で”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ぜ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,... |
| 2 | Japanese | ぞえ | — |
| 3 | Japanese | え | Alternative form of い |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 衣 | — |