Where does “dommie” come from?
dommie (Afrikaans) comes from English dummy, from English dumb, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom — to share, divide.
dommie (Afrikaans): A piece of mining equipment on rollers used to sieve out valuable materials
Definitions
- A piece of mining equipment on rollers used to sieve out valuable materials
Ancestry of “dommie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dummy | A silent person; a person who does not talk; An... |
| 2 | English | dumb | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;... |
| 3 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 4 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 5 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 6 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 7 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |