done

done · adjective, verb, interjection¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
5. Proto-Germanic*dōną
6. Proto-West Germanic*dōn
7. Old Englishdōn
8. Middle Englishdon
9. English todaydone

From Middle English don, idon, ydon, ȝedon, gedon, from Old English dōn, ġedōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dān, from Proto-Germanic *dēnaz (past participle of *dōną (“to do”)). Equivalent to do + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Scots dune, deen, dene, dane (“done”), Saterland Frisian däin (“done”), West Frisian dien (“done”), Dutch gedaan (“done”), German Low German daan (“done”), German getan (“done”). More at do.

done · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromdon
2. English todaydone

From Middle English don; equivalent to do + -en (plural simple present ending).

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