Where does “vorstendom” come from?

vorstendom (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.

vorstendom (Dutch): principality, princedom

Definitions

  1. principality, princedom

Ancestry of “vorstendom”, step by step

vorstendom 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 vorst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvorstThe generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...
2Middle Dutchvorstfrost, icy cold
3Old Dutchfrost—
4Proto-West Germanic*frost—
5Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “vorstendom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →