Where does “donkey voter” come from?
donkey voter (English) comes from English donkey vote, 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.
donkey voter (English): A voter who casts a donkey vote
Definitions
- A voter who casts a donkey vote
Ancestry of “donkey voter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | donkey vote | The act of casting a vote, in an election using a... |
| 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 |