doer

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to ache, hurt; to cause pain
2. (pronominal) to take pity

Pronounced as (IPA)

[doˈeɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dolēre

Cognate with Portuguese: doer

Cognate with Spanish: doler

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese doer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin dolēre, from Proto-Italic *doleō (“hurt, cause pain”), from Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁éyeti (“divide”), from *delh₁- (“cut”). Cognate with Portuguese doer and Spanish doler.