Where does “Don” come from?
Don derives from Proto-Celtic Dānu, itself from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂-, a root of uncertain original meaning that became associated with a goddess in Celtic tradition.
Don (English): river in Scotland
Definitions
- river in Scotland
Ancestry of “Don”, step by step
Don traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Дон
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Дон | don |
| 2 | Spanish | Don | title of respect for a man |
| 3 | Latin | dom | — |
| 4 | Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Middle English don
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | don | To do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,... |
| 2 | Old English | dōn | to do |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |