Where does “dōse” come from?

dōse (German) comes from Middle Low German dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dōse (German): box container made from metal or plastic, less often wood

Definitions

  1. box container made from metal or plastic, less often wood

Ancestry of “dōse”, step by step

dōse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German dose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandose—
2Latindosisdose
3Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
4Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Low German dose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandose—

Words derived from “dōse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Ancient Greek δίδωμι →