don
Middle Low German
verb
Definitions
- to do
Etymology
Inherited from Old Saxon dōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *dōną (do, put, make, place).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dōną
Gloss
do, put, make, place
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰéh₁t Proto-Indo-European
- *dōną Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- *swa Proto-Germanic
- don Old English
- dōn Old English
- *duon Old High German
- duon Old High German
- tuon Old High German
- *dōn gmw-pro
- duon Old Dutch
- dôn Middle Low German
- don Old Saxon
- dōn Old Saxon
- gidon Old Saxon
- dwan Old Frisian
- dwā Old Frisian
- hwaræ Old Danish