Where does “dare” come from?

dare (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “dare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdidōgive
2Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →