donut

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰos
3. Proto-Germanic*daigaz
4. Proto-West Germanic*daig
5. Old Englishdāg
6. Middle Englishdogh
7. Englishdough
8. Proto-Germanic*hnuts
9. Proto-West Germanic*hnut
10. Old Englishhnutu
11. Middle Englishnote
12. Englishnut
13. Englishdoughnut
14. English todaydonut

Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.