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

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

Ancestry of “dont”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	dont	of whom; of which
2	Old French	dunt	of; of which; of whom
3	Vulgar Latin	de unde	from where, whence; from where
4	Latin	unde	whence, from where
5	Latin	cunde	—
6	Latin	quī	—
7	Latin	-cumque	Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
8	Latin	cumque	however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
9	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
10	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
11	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
13	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14	Middle English	kyt	—
15	Russian	кит	whale; genitive plural of ки́та
16	Old Church Slavonic	китъ	whale
17	Ancient Greek	κῆτος	whale, sea monster; abyss

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