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Where does “desnoer” come from?

desnoer (Old French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

desnoer (Old French): to unknot

Definitions

  1. to unknot

Ancestry of “desnoer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “desnoer”

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