Where does “sheikdømme” come from?

sheikdømme (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.

sheikdømme (Danish): a sheikdom

Definitions

  1. a sheikdom

Ancestry of “sheikdømme”, step by step

sheikdømme 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 sheik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsheiksheik
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →
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