Where does “doughnut” come from?
doughnut (English) comes from English dough, from Middle English dow, from Old English dāg, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
doughnut (English): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly...
Definitions
- A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly...
Ancestry of “doughnut”, step by step
doughnut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dough
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dough | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour... |
| 2 | Middle English | dow | Alternative form of dogh |
| 3 | Old English | dāg | dough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via English Nut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nut | The goddess who serves as the personification of the sky |
| 2 | Middle English | note | note; Alternative form of not |
| 3 | Old English | notu | use; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nutō | use, profit, yield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | newd- | to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to... |