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

  1. belonging to a domain or territory; quality or...

Ancestry of “-dom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-dom—
2Old Dutch-duom—
3Proto-West Germanic-dōm—
4Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-dom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →