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Where does “duon” come from?

duon (Old High German) comes from Old High German tuon, 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 “duon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantuonto do; to make
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 “duon”

  • auftun
  • tue
  • tunlich
  • wichtigtun
  • Wichtigtuer
  • tunlichst
  • tut
  • Tun
  • abtun
  • tun
  • antun
  • tuon
  • domat
  • dofir
  • dozou
  • doran
  • doen
  • ausdoen
  • dohanner
  • ëmdoen
  • dohannen
  • doraus
  • dorun
  • dobäi
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