Where does “-dom” come from?
-dom (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -dom, from Old Dutch -duom, from Proto-West Germanic -dōm, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
-dom (Dutch): belonging to a domain or territory; quality or...
Definitions
- belonging to a domain or territory; quality or...
Ancestry of “-dom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | -dom | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | -duom | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -dōm | — |
| 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 “-dom”