Where does “dow” come from?

dow (Scots) comes from Middle English douen, from Old French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dow (Scots): to be of use, have value

Definitions

  1. to be of use, have value

Ancestry of “dow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdouenTo be helpful or beneficial; to have worthiness...
2Old Frenchdouerto endow
3LatindotoI endow
4Latindōsdowry
5Proto-Italicdōtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →