Where does “dowry” come from?

dowry (Middle English) comes from Middle English dowarye, from Anglo-Norman dowarie, from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dowry (Middle English): Alternative form of dowarye

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dowarye

Ancestry of “dowry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdowaryeA dower; a life estate of a male spouse's...
2Anglo-Normandowarie—
3Medieval Latindotarium—
4Latindōsdowry
5Proto-Italicdōtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →
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