Where does “dōn” come from?

dōn (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dōn (Middle Low German): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “dōn”, step by step

dōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic dōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Old Saxon dōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondōnto do

Words derived from “dōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →