Where does “don” come from?

don (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch dom, from Middle Dutch doem, from Old Dutch duom, from Proto-West Germanic dōm, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

don (Sranan Tongo): stupid

Definitions

  1. stupid

Ancestry of “don”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdomdumb, brainless; stupid, silly; accidental,...
2Middle Dutchdoem—
3Old Dutchduom—
4Proto-West Germanicdōmjudgement
5Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →