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English word do comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, and later Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t (To do. To put, to place.)

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*dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dʰéh₁t (Proto-Indo-European)

To do. To put, to place.

*dʰédʰeh₁ti (Proto-Indo-European)

To be doing. To be putting, placing.

*dōną (Proto-Germanic)

To do, make. To put, place.

*dōnaz (Proto-Germanic)

don (Old English)

To do. To make, cause.

ġedōn (Old English)

ȝedon (Middle English)

do (English)

(archaic) ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.. (colloquial) A party, celebration, social function.. (obsolete) A deed; an act.. (obsolete, UK, slang) A cheat; a swindler.. (informal) A hairdo.. Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts). (UK, dated, intransitive) To work as a domestic servant (with for).. (archaic, dialectal, [...]

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