Etymology

does

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Middle English dos
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does · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdos
  2. English todaydoes

From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says.

does · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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