Where does “degaster” come from?

degaster (Old French) comes from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

degaster (Old French): to hurt; to damage

Definitions

  1. to hurt; to damage

Ancestry of “degaster”, step by step

degaster traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdie
2Latindadu
3Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
4Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
5Latindāre
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Old French gaster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgasterto waste; to destroy
2LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

via Old French degast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdegast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō