don

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to do
  • refers back to an earlier verb, as with modern English do
  • to make, cause
  • to put

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *dōną (do, put, make, place) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make), *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

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