FromMiddle Englishdede, fromOld Englishdēd,dǣd(“deed, act”), fromProto-West Germanic*dādi, fromProto-Germanic*dēdiz(“deed”), fromProto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁tis(“deed, action”). Analyzable through Proto-Germanic asdo +-th.Doublet ofthesis.
The real estate sense derives from the fact that property deeds are traditionally used to demonstrate proof of ownership of a legal title incommon law jurisdictions, such asEngland & Wales and most of theUnited States.
Cognate withWest Frisiandied,Dutchdaad(“deed, act”),German Low GermanDaad,GermanTat(“deed, action”), Swedish, Norwegian andDanishdåd(“act, action”). TheProto-Indo-European root is also the source ofAncient Greekθέσις(thésis,“setting, arrangement”).
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deed (third-person singular simple presentdeeds,present participledeeding,simple past and past participledeeded)
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FromOld Englishdēad, fromProto-West Germanic*daud, fromProto-Germanic*daudaz.
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FromMiddle Englishdæd, fromOld Englishdēad, fromProto-West Germanic*daud.
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