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Where does “desnouer” come from?

desnouer (Middle French) comes from Old French desnoer, 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.

desnouer (Middle French): to unknot; to untangle

Definitions

  1. to unknot; to untangle

Ancestry of “desnouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesnoerto unknot
2Old Frenchdes—
3Old Frenchdeof; from
4Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
5Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
6Latindāre—
7Proto-Italicdidōgive
8Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “desnouer”

  • desnouement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →