Where does “Do” come from?

Do (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish op, from Old High German up, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Do (Luxembourgish): the bright time of the day

Definitions

  1. the bright time of the day

Ancestry of “Do”, step by step

Do traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishopopen; on, upon; at, to
2Old High Germanup
3Old High Germanūfup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Middle High German dach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandach
2Old High Germandag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Proto-Germanic þar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
2Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
3Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
4Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “Do

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub