English
endow
Endow comes from Anglo-Norman endouer, from Latin dotō ‘to endow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃tis‘giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dōtisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōs‘gift, endowment, talent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdotōas dōtāre‘to endow’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400endouer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500endowen‘to endow with money, rights, advantages, or other benefits’
- Englishearliest quotation 1561endow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃tis‘giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dōtisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōs‘gift, endowment, talent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdotōas dōtāre‘to endow’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400endouer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500endowen‘to endow with money, rights, advantages, or other benefits’
- Englishearliest quotation 1561endow
Earliest quotation: 1561, Baldassare Castiglione, London: Published by David Nutt […]: “And thus shal the aged Courtier, although he exercise…”
The story
Dōtō is derived from dōs (‘dowry; endowment, gift’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (‘to give’)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’
data, date, add, die, addition, tradition, delicious, rent, dose, treason, donate, donation, surrender, donor, vent, additive, render, rendition, antidote, vendor, anecdote, rendezvous, condone, perdition, addendum, dative, dacha, dati, sconce, 39 more
through Latin dōs ‘gift, endowment, talent’
through Latin dotō ‘to endow’
Today it means
verb To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / endow