Where does “doon” come from?

doon (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

doon (Limburgish): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “doon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdoento do; to cause; to put, to place
2Old Dutchduonto do; to put, to place
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →