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Where does “dømme” come from?

dømme (Danish) comes from Old Norse dǿma, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dømme (Danish): judge

Definitions

  1. judge

Ancestry of “dømme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedǿma—
2Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dømme”

  • dødsdømme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →