Done
/dʌn/noun
Past participle of do; completed, finished, or performed.
Did you know?“Done” comes from the same ancient Indo-European root as Latin *facere* (“to do, make”), which also gave English words like “fact” and “fashion,” all tied to the power of making something real.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeh₁-
“to put, place, set, do”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dōaną
“to do, make”
Old English
English
dōn
“to do, perform, act”
Middle English
English
don
“to do; past participle used with various forms”
Modern English
English
done
“completed; finished; past participle of do”