Where does “endowen” come from?

endowen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman endouer, from Old French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

endowen (Middle English): To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other...

Definitions

  1. To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other...

Ancestry of “endowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanendouer—
2Old Frenchdouerto endow
3LatindotoI endow
4Latindōsdowry
5Proto-Italicdōtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “endowen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →