Where does “do” come from?

do (Middle English) comes from Old English dā, from Proto-Germanic *daihā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

do (Middle English): A female fallow deer mammal of the genus

Definitions

  1. A female fallow deer mammal of the genus

Ancestry of “do”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdādoe; female deer
2Proto-Germanic*daihā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “do”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *daihā →Every word from Old English dā →