Where does “dom” come from?

dom (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch doem, 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): dumb, brainless; stupid, silly; accidental,...

Definitions

  1. dumb, brainless; stupid, silly; accidental,...

Ancestry of “dom”, step by step

dom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch doem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdoem—
2Old Dutchduom—
3Proto-West Germanicdōmjudgement
4Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Latin Dominus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
2Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
3Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
4Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Middle Dutch dom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdomdumb, unwise, stupid
2Old Dutchdumb—
3Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →