Where does “dee” come from?

dee (Low German) comes from Low German doon, from Middle Low German dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dee (Low German): first-person singular past of doon

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past of doon

Ancestry of “dee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandoonto do; to put; to cause to, to make
2Middle Low Germandōnto do
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →