deed

English

/diːd/

noun
Definitions
  • An action or act; something that is done.
  • A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
  • Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
  • (legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before witnesses.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dede inherited from Old English dēd inherited from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz (deed, doing, act) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (foundation, action, placement, deed) suffix from English do (hairdo) root from Proto-Indo-European *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

Emoji

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