Where does “dooien” come from?

dooien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dôyen, from Old Dutch thōien, from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

dooien (Dutch): to thaw, to melt

Definitions

  1. to thaw, to melt

Ancestry of “dooien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdôyento thaw, to melt
2Old Dutchthōien—
3Proto-West Germanicþauwjanto thaw
4Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan →