Where does “done” come from?

done (Middle English) comes from Old French don, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현, from Chinese 玄.

done (Middle English): gift, present

Definitions

  1. gift, present

Ancestry of “done”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdongift
2Latindōnumgift, present
3Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
4Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
5Old Turkicton-—
6EnglishHyun—
7Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
8Chinese玄—
Every word from Chinese 玄 →Every word from Old Turkic ton- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك →