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
- then, at that time, at the time; then, after...
Ancestry of “doe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | thuo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þō | they, those |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |