Where does “indw” come from?

indw (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.

indw (Middle English): to provide with assets, a livelihood, or...

Definitions

  1. to provide with assets, a livelihood, or...

Ancestry of “indw”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →