Where does “donkament” come from?
donkament (English) comes from English donk, from English donkey, from Middle English donekie, from Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t — to do, put, place.
donkament (English): A poker tournament with a poor standard of play
Definitions
- A poker tournament with a poor standard of play
Ancestry of “donkament”, step by step
donkament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English donk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | donk | A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing... |
| 2 | English | donkey | a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar... |
| 3 | Middle English | donekie | a miniature dun horse |
| 4 | Middle English | don | To do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,... |
| 5 | Old English | dōn | to do |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English tournament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tournament | During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and... |
| 2 | Old French | tornoiement | tournament; an event composed of a series... |
| 3 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |