Where does “do” come from?
do (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish dø, from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
do (Norwegian Bokmål): to die; to cease to exist
Definitions
- to die; to cease to exist
Ancestry of “do”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | dø | die |
| 2 | Old Norse | deyja | to die |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dauwjan | to die |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dawjaną | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |