Meaning
Having completed or finished an activity.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Proto-Germanic *dōną Proto-West Germanic *dōn Old English dōn Middle English don English done From Middle English don, idon, ydon, ȝedon, gedon, from Old English dōn, ġedōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dān, from Proto-Germanic *dēnaz (past participle of *dōną (“to do”)). Equivalent to do + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Scots dune, deen, dene, dane (“done”), Saterland Frisian däin (“done”), West Frisian dien (“done”), Dutch gedaan (“done”), German Low German daan (“done”), German getan (“done”). More at do.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-04ODEHNWY
- 2026-03-11NWDTLEO
- 2025-11-03NDXUOEP
- 2025-09-28ODTVNIE
- 2025-09-09NBELMDO
- 2025-08-13OCVEDNY
- 2025-02-22DYEWOHN
- 2025-01-09EOHDFNA
- 2024-11-23ODENQTU
- 2024-08-28ODNIEMZ
- 2024-07-22NDEHMOY
- 2023-11-29ODENPUX
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.