Where does “donor” come from?

donor (Indonesian) comes from Dutch donor, from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur.

donor (Indonesian): donor

Definitions

  1. donor

Ancestry of “donor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdonorA donor; An organ donor
2EnglishdonorOne who makes a donation; A group or molecule...
3Middle Englishdonoure—
4Anglo-Normandonour—
5Old Frenchdoneur—
Every word from Old French doneur →
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