Where does “verdommen” come from?
verdommen (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.
verdommen (Dutch): to damn; to refuse to do
Definitions
- to damn; to refuse to do
Ancestry of “verdommen”, step by step
verdommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dom | dumb, brainless; stupid, silly; accidental,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | doem | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | duom | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dōm | judgement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |