Where does “sygdom” come from?
sygdom (Danish) comes from Danish -dom, from Old Danish -dom, from Old Norse -dómr, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
sygdom (Danish): illness, disease, ailment
Definitions
- illness, disease, ailment
Ancestry of “sygdom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | -dom | Indicates a condition, situation or period;... |
| 2 | Old Danish | -dom | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | -dómr | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “sygdom”