Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried). · To remove or tip (a hat or other headwear) in greeting or salutation, or as a mark of respect. · To undress (oneself); to divest, to strip. · To cast aside or get rid of (something), to throw off.
Followed by off: an act of putting off or turning away someone with an excuse, etc.
PIE word *h₂epó The verb is derived from Late Middle English doffen (“to take off (clothing); to remove (headwear) as a sign of respect; to remove (grease) by skimming”), a contraction of Middle English do off, don off, from Old English dōn of, from dōn (“to do; to put; to take off, remove”) + of (“from; off”). Dōn is derived from Proto-West Germanic *dōn (“to do; to place, put”), from Proto-Germanic *dōną (“to do; to make; to place, put”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to place, put”). By surface analysis, do + off. Compare don (by surface analysis, do + on), dout (do + out), dup (do + up). The noun is derived from the verb.
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- Root classification mention*dʰeh₁-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentiondoffenenm · to take off (clothing); to remove (headwear) as a sign of respect; to remove (grease) by skimming
- Inherited-form mentiondo offenm
- Inherited-form mentiondōn ofang
- Inherited-form mention*dōngmw-pro · to do; to place, put
- Inherited-form mention*dōnągem-pro · to do; to make; to place, put
- Inherited-form mention*dʰeh₁-ine-pro · to do; to place, put
This page abbreviates 5 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"To remove or tip (a hat or other headwear) in greeting or salutation, or as a mark of respect.",
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