doon

Low German

/doʊ̯n/

verb
Definitions
  • to do
  • to put
  • (auxiliary) to cause to, to make;
  • (auxiliary) often used instead of the preterit of weak verbs, with an infinitive.
  • (auxiliary) always used in a subordinate clause with wenn, sometimes also with dat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German dôn inherited from Old Saxon dōn 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

Emoji

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