Where does “leidtun” come from?

leidtun (German) comes from German tūn, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

leidtun (German): to regret, to be sorry with the cause of the regret as the subject and the person feeling regret as the indirect object

Definitions

  1. to regret, to be sorry with the cause of the regret as the subject and the person feeling regret as the indirect object

Ancestry of “leidtun”, step by step

leidtun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantūn—
2Middle High Germantuonto do
3Old High Germantuonto do; to make
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German leid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleiddistressing, uncomfortable
2Middle High Germanleit—
3Old High Germanleiduncomfortable
4Proto-Germaniclaiþą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →
leidtun — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer