Where does “doemen” come from?
doemen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch doemen, from Old Dutch duomen, from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
doemen (Dutch): to doom, to condemn
Ancestry of “doemen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | doemen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | duomen | to judge, to deem |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dōmijan | to judge, to deem |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dōmijaną | to judge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |