Where does “doen” come from?

doen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

doen (Middle Dutch): to do; to cause; to put, to place

Definitions

  1. to do; to cause; to put, to place

Ancestry of “doen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchduonto do; to put, to place
2Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “doen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →