Where does “doffen” come from?

doffen (Middle English) comes from Old English dōn of, 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.

doffen (Middle English): take off

Definitions

  1. take off

Ancestry of “doffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdōn ofto take off (remove)
2Old Englishdōnto do
3Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
4Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “doffen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →
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