Where does “eigendom” come from?
eigendom (Dutch) comes from Dutch -dom, 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.
eigendom (Dutch): property; right of ownership
Definitions
- property; right of ownership
Ancestry of “eigendom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -dom | belonging to a domain or territory; quality or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -dom | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -duom | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -dōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |