Where does “hertogdom” come from?

hertogdom (Dutch) comes from Dutch dom, 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.

hertogdom (Dutch): duchy; dukedom

Definitions

  1. duchy; dukedom

Ancestry of “hertogdom”, step by step

hertogdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdomdumb, brainless; stupid, silly; accidental,...
2Middle Dutchdoem—
3Old Dutchduom—
4Proto-West Germanicdōmjudgement
5Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Dutch hertog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhertogduke
2Middle Dutchhertōge—
3Old Dutchheritogoarmy leader; duke
4Proto-West Germanicharitogō—

Words derived from “hertogdom”

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