Where does “doen” come from?

doen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch doen, from Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

doen (Afrikaans): to do

Definitions

to do

Ancestry of “doen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	doen	to do; to put; to cause to, to make
2	Middle Dutch	doen	to do; to cause; to put, to place
3	Old Dutch	duon	to do; to put, to place
4	Proto-Germanic	dōną	to do, make; to put, place
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰéh₁t	to put, to place; to do
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →