Where does “donc” come from?
donc (Middle French) comes from Middle French doncques, from Old French donkes, from Vulgar Latin *dunquam.
Ancestry of “donc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | doncques | therefore |
| 2 | Old French | donkes | therefore; ergo; so |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *dunquam | — |
Words derived from “donc”