Where does “do” come from?

do (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

do (Central Franconian): here; there; in this or that place; then; back...

Definitions

  1. here; there; in this or that place; then; back...

Ancestry of “do”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandārthere
2Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →