Where does “dojem” come from?
dojem (Czech) comes from Czech dojmout, from Czech jmout, from Old Czech jieti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
Ancestry of “dojem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | dojmout | — |
| 2 | Czech | jmout | to capture |
| 3 | Old Czech | jieti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ęti | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ímtei | to take |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |