Where does “dunn” come from?

dunn (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dunn (Central Franconian): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “dunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantuonto do
2Old High Germantuonto do; to make
3Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
4Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →