Where does “doe” come from?

Doe comes from Middle English do, Old English dā, Proto-Germanic dajjǭ and dajjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-.

doe (English): A female deer; also used of similar animals such...

Definitions

  1. A female deer; also used of similar animals such...

Ancestry of “doe”, step by step

doe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French d’

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchd’—
2Old FrencheüAlternative form of eu
3Vulgar Latinhabutusperfect participle of habeō
4Latinhabitusretained, maintained, having been maintained;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Middle English do

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdoA female fallow deer mammal of the genus
2Old Englishdādoe; female deer
3Proto-Germanic*daihā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “doe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin habitus →