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Where does “dōn of” come from?

dōn of (Old English) comes from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “dōn of”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdōnto do
2Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dōn of”

  • doff
  • doffer
  • doffen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →