Where does “debi” come from?

debi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Derby, from Middle English Derby, from Old English Dēorbȳ, from Old Norse Djúra-bý, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

debi (Serbo-Croatian): debut

Definitions

  1. debut

Ancestry of “debi”, step by step

debi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Derby

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDerbyA type of cheese made in Derby, England
2Middle EnglishDerby—
3Old EnglishDēorbȳDerby
4Old NorseDjúra-bý—
5Old Norsedýranimal
6Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
7Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Portuguese dever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedevershould; ought; will likely
2Old Portuguesedevermust; to have to
3Latindēbeōto owe something, to be under obligation to and for something
4Latindē-of; from
5Latindēof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via French début

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdébutstart, beginning
2Middle Frenchdébuterto move, begin
3Middle Frenchbutmark, goal
4Old Frenchbutaim, goal, end, target; end, aim, purpose
5Old Frenchbuttebut, mark; mound, knoll, target
6Frankishbutstump, log
7Proto-Germanic*butą—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →