Where does “dö” come from?

dö (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dwā, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dö (North Frisian): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “dö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandwāto do
2Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →