Where does “at do” come from?
at do (Middle English) comes from Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
at do (Middle English): to do
Definitions
- to do
Ancestry of “at do”, step by step
at do traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English don
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | don | To do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,... |
| 2 | Old English | dōn | to do |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |