due

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdēbēre“to owe”
2. Old French · derived fromdeü“due”
3. Middle English · derived fromdewe
4. English todaydue

From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”).

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