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.

dojem (Czech): impression

Definitions

  1. impression

Ancestry of “dojem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdojmoutto affect, to move, to touch
2Czechjmoutto capture
3Old Czechjietito grasp
4Proto-Slavicętito take
5Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “dojem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →