Where does “don” come from?

don (Middle English) comes 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.

don (Middle English): To do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,...

Definitions

  1. To do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,...

Ancestry of “don”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdōnto do
2Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “don”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →