Where does “doyen” come from?
doyen (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...
Ancestry of “doyen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | thōien | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þauwjan | to thaw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þawjaną | to thaw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂- | to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of... |
Words derived from “doyen”