Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “dar” come from?

dar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “dar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindō—
2Proto-Italicdidōgive
3Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dar”

  • dava
  • dar à luz
  • dar
  • dação
  • deren
  • dade
  • dar
  • dea
  • deas
  • dar ao demo
  • dado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →