Where does “des” come from?
des (Middle English) comes from Middle English dees, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.
des (Middle English): Alternative form of deis; plural of de;...
Definitions
- Alternative form of deis; plural of de;...
Ancestry of “des”, step by step
des traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dees
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dees | Alternative form of deis; plural of dee; Synonym... |
| 2 | Old French | des | — |
| 3 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 5 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 6 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Middle English deis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deis | podium, dais; high table; An office or position... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | deis | — |
| 3 | Old French | deis | — |
| 4 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Middle English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | de | Alternative form of þe; Alternative form of dee |
| 2 | Middle English | þe | the; Second-person singular pronoun indicating a... |
| 3 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 4 | Old English | inn | in; inn |
| 5 | Old English | inne | inside, in; indoors |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | innai | within, inside |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |