Where does “dont” come from?

dont (French) comes from Middle French dont, from Old French dunt, from Vulgar Latin de unde, from Latin unde, from Latin cunde, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque — whale, sea monster; abyss.

dont (French): of/from whom/which, whose; by which; Denotes a...

Definitions

  1. of/from whom/which, whose; by which; Denotes a...

Ancestry of “dont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdontof whom; of which
2Old Frenchduntof; of which; of whom
3Vulgar Latinde undefrom where, whence; from where
4Latinundewhence, from where
5Latincunde
6Latinquīwho, that, which, what
7Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
8Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит