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Where does “dêgeler” come from?

dêgeler (Norman) comes from Norman dê-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dêgeler (Norman): to thaw

Definitions

  1. to thaw

Ancestry of “dêgeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normandê-used to make antonyms
2Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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