Dough
/doʊ/noun
A soft, malleable mixture of flour and liquid used for baking; also, slang for money.
Did you know?The money slang sense of “dough” is much later than the food word, but both tap into the same idea of something pliable, valuable, and ready to be shaped.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheugh-
“to fit, be suitable; to be strong, useful”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*daigaz
“that which is kneaded; dough”
Old English
OE
dāg
“dough, paste”
Middle English
ME
dough
“dough, paste”
Modern English
English
dough
“a kneaded mixture for baking; money (slang)”