Where does “done” come from?
Done is the past participle of English do, which comes from Italian ditto, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to put or place.
done (English): Ready, fully cooked; Having completed or finished...
Definitions
- Ready, fully cooked; Having completed or finished...
Ancestry of “done”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “done”