Where does “donor” come from?

donor (Dutch) comes from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur.

donor (Dutch): A donor; An organ donor

Definitions

  1. A donor; An organ donor

Ancestry of “donor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdonorOne who makes a donation; A group or molecule...
2Middle Englishdonoure—
3Anglo-Normandonour—
4Old Frenchdoneur—

Words derived from “donor”

Every word from Old French doneur →