Where does “dōn” come from?
dōn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
dōn (Old English): to do
Ancestry of “dōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |