Where does “Delannoy” come from?

Delannoy (French) comes from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “Delannoy”, step by step

Delannoy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdie
2Latindadu
3Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
4Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
5Latindāre
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Old French Lannoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchLannoy
2Latinalnētum
3LatinalnusAn alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...
4Proto-Italicalznos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō