Where does “裸足で逃げる” come from?
裸足で逃げる (Japanese) comes from Japanese で, from Japanese ぜ, from Japanese ぞえ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.
Ancestry of “裸足で逃げる”, step by step
裸足で逃げる traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese で
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | で | at; with, by, using; indicating the following... |
| 2 | Japanese | ぜ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,... |
| 3 | Japanese | ぞえ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis, used to lightly press one's point, with affectionate overtones |
| 4 | Japanese | え | Alternative form of い |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 衣 | — |