Where does “donekie” come from?

donekie (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.

donekie (Middle English): a miniature dun horse

Definitions

  1. a miniature dun horse

Ancestry of “donekie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdonTo do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,...
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 “donekie”

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