Where does “donner” come from?

donner (Picard) comes from Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현.

donner (Picard): to give, to transfer the possession/holding of...

Definitions

  1. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of...

Ancestry of “donner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdonerto give
2Latindōnōto give
3Latindōnumgift, present
4Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
5Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
6Old Turkicton-
7EnglishHyun
8Korean現: current; present; 絃: string
9Chinese
Every word from Chinese Every word from Old Turkic ton-Every word from Ottoman Turkish دونمك
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