English
donor
Donor comes from Old French doneur, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’root as named · steps between not traced
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400doneur
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400donour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500donoure
- Englishearliest quotation 1838donor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’root as named · steps between not traced
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400doneur
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400donour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500donoure
- Englishearliest quotation 1838donor
Earliest quotation: 1838, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Keeping up Appearances. […]: “You prefer, then, having the money to the ornaments…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
data, date, add, die, addition, rent, delicious, tradition, surrender, dose, vent, render, treason, donation, donate, additive, rendezvous, vendor, rendition, dow, antidote, anecdote, addendum, dowry, condone, dowager, dative, perdition, dacha, endow, dower, dati, sconce, 39 more
Today it means
noun One who makes a donation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / donor