Where does “Daad” come from?

Daad (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German dât, from Old Saxon dād, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Daad (German Low German): deed; act; action

Definitions

  1. deed; act; action

Ancestry of “Daad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandât—
2Old Saxondāddeed
3Proto-West Germanicdādideed
4Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →