Where does “daad” come from?
daad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dâet, from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
daad (Dutch): deed, act
Definitions
- deed, act
Ancestry of “daad”, step by step
daad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch dâet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dâet | deed, act |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dāt | deed, action |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dādi | deed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Old Dutch dād
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | dād | — |