Where does “doe” come from?

doe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thuo, from Proto-Germanic þō, from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

doe (Middle Dutch): then, at that time, at the time; then, after...

Definitions

  1. then, at that time, at the time; then, after...

Ancestry of “doe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthuo
2Proto-Germanicþōthey, those
3Proto-Germanicsathat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “doe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European