Where does “dae” come from?

dae (Scots) comes from Middle English don, 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.

dae (Scots): to do; indicates an affirmation of something

Definitions

  1. to do; indicates an affirmation of something

Ancestry of “dae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdonTo do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,...
2Old Englishdōnto do
3Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
4Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dae”

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