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Where does “endouer” come from?

endouer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “endouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdouerto endow
2LatindotoI endow
3Latindōs—
4Proto-Italicdōtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “endouer”

  • endowment
  • endow
  • disendowment
  • endower
  • disendow
  • endoweth
  • reendowment
  • reendow
  • endowest
  • disendower
  • endowen
  • endouen
  • indw
  • endowement
  • indouen
  • enduen
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