Where does “did” come from?

did (Jamaican Creole) comes from English DID — Initialism of direct inward dialing; Initialism...

did (Jamaican Creole): Marks the past tense

Definitions

  1. Marks the past tense

Ancestry of “did”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDIDInitialism of direct inward dialing; Initialism...
Every word from English DID
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