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Where does “Doomguy” come from?

Doomguy (English) comes from English Doom, from Middle English doom, from Old English dōm, from Proto-Germanic dōmi, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “Doomguy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDoom—
2Middle Englishdoom—
3Old Englishdōmmight, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,...
4Proto-Germanicdōmi—
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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