Where does “Dow” come from?

Dow comes from English David, from Hebrew דָּוִד, from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ, from Proto-Indo-European roots dʰākʷ- and dʰegʷʰ-.

Dow (English): Dow Jones average

Definitions

  1. Dow Jones average

Ancestry of “Dow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdouenTo be helpful or beneficial; to have worthiness...
2Old Frenchdouerto endow
3LatindotoI endow
4Latindōsdowry
5Proto-Italicdōtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Dow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →