Where does “doen” come from?

doen (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): to do; to put; to cause to, to make

Definitions

  1. to do; to put; to cause to, to make

Ancestry of “doen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdoento do; to cause; to put, to place
2Old Dutchduonto do; to put, to place
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “doen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →