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
- to do; to cause; to put, to place
Ancestry of “doen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | duon | to do; to put, to place |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “doen”