Where does “dôyen” come from?

dôyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thōien, from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

dôyen (Middle Dutch): to thaw, to melt

Definitions

  1. to thaw, to melt

Ancestry of “dôyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthōien—
2Proto-West Germanicþauwjanto thaw
3Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “dôyen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan →