Where does “dø” come from?

dø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þó, from Proto-Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

dø (Norwegian Nynorsk): form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...

Definitions

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...

Ancestry of “dø”, step by step

dø traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþónevertheless, still, yet
2Proto-Germanicþauhnevertheless, though
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Middle Low German dōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandōnto do
2Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Italian ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianutut (do) the note 'C'
2LatinUthow? in what way?

Words derived from “dø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic þauh →
dø — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer