Where does “endower” come from?

endower (English) comes from English endow, from Middle English endowen, from Anglo-Norman endouer, from Old French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

endower (English): One who endows; To endow

Definitions

  1. One who endows; To endow

Ancestry of “endower”, step by step

endower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English endow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendowTo provide with a dower or a dowry; To give...
2Middle EnglishendowenTo endow with money, rights, advantages, or other...
3Anglo-Normanendouer
4Old Frenchdouerto endow
5LatindotoI endow
6Latindōsdowry
7Proto-Italicdōtis
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tisEvery word from Proto-Italic dōtis