Where does “dû” come from?
dû (French) comes from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
dû (French): what is owed, money's worth; past participle of...
Definitions
- what is owed, money's worth; past participle of...
Ancestry of “dû”, step by step
dû traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French deü
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 2 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via French bois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bois | wood; wood, woodland; antler |
| 2 | Middle French | boys | wood |
| 3 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 4 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Old French del
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | del | contraction of de + le (of the) |