Where does “dømmekraft” come from?

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

dømmekraft (Danish): judgment, wisdom; the ability to recognize good and bad decisions

Definitions

  1. judgment, wisdom; the ability to recognize good and bad decisions

Ancestry of “dømmekraft”, step by step

dømmekraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dømme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdømmejudge
2Old Norsedǿmato judge, give judgement, pass sentence
3Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Danish kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkraftstrength; force
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →