Where does “entredonner” come from?
entredonner (Middle French) comes from Middle French donner, from Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun.
entredonner (Middle French): to give one another
Ancestry of “entredonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | donner | to give |
| 2 | Old French | doner | to give |
| 3 | Latin | dōnō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dōnum | — |
| 5 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 7 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 8 | English | Hyun | — |
| 9 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 10 | Chinese | 玄 | — |