Where does “do” come from?

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

do (Latin): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “do”, step by step

do traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic didō

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

via Proto-Indo-European doh₁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandoh₁to
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “do”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →