Etymology

dost

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

English do ← Middle English don ← Old English dōn
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dost · verb1

  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. Englishdo
  10. English todaydost

From do + -st.

Dost · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromDost“wild thyme”
  2. English todayDost

Borrowed from German Dost (“wild thyme”).

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