Where does “donut” come from?
Donut derives from English doughnut, combining dough with English nut from Middle English nute, Old French note, and Latin nota meaning mark or note, though the semantic connection to the pastry remains unclear.
donut (English): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly...
Definitions
- A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly...
Ancestry of “donut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doughnut | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly... |
| 2 | English | dough | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour... |
| 3 | Middle English | dow | Alternative form of dogh |
| 4 | Old English | dāg | dough |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |