undo
English
/ʌnˈduː/
verb
Definitions
- To reverse the effects of an action.
- To unfasten.
- (figuratively) To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English undōn inherited from Old English ondōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *andadōną (undo) prefix from English do (hairdo).
Origin
English
do
Gloss
hairdo
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedo English
- deed English
- do English
- do-badder English
- do-rag English
- doability English
- doable English
- doer English
- does English
- doest English
- doeth English
- dogoodery English
- don't English
- done English
- dost English
- doïng English
- fordo English
- fulldo English
- hairdo English
- misdo English
- outdo English
- overdo English
- redo English
- to-do English
- underdo English
- undoable English
- undoer English
- undoest English
- undoeth English
- undoing English
- unundoable English
- updo English
- wrongdo English
- tun German
- doen Dutch, Flemish
- ontdoen Dutch, Flemish
- *andadōną Proto-Germanic
- ondon Old English
- ondōn Old English
- don Middle English
- undoer Middle English
- undoinge Middle English
- undōn Middle English
- โด Thai