Where does “donner” come from?
donner (French) comes from Middle French donner, from Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun.
donner (French): to give, to transfer the possession/holding of...
Definitions
- to give, to transfer the possession/holding of...
Ancestry of “donner”, step by step
donner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French donner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | donner | to give |
| 2 | Old French | doner | to give |
| 3 | Latin | dōnō | to give |
| 4 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 5 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 7 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 8 | English | Hyun | — |
| 9 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 10 | Chinese | 玄 | — |