Where does “de” come from?
de (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ciod è, from Old Irish cote, from Old Irish co, from Proto-Celtic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
de (Scottish Gaelic): of, off
Definitions
- of, off
Ancestry of “de”, step by step
de traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic ciod è
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | ciod è | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | cote | of what sort is…? |
| 3 | Old Irish | co | with; how?; to, toward |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kom | with, co- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |