Where does “dempster” come from?
dempster (English) comes from English deemster, from Middle English demester, from English deem, from Middle English dẹ̄men, from Old English dēman, from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “dempster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deemster | A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | demester | — |
| 3 | English | deem | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to... |
| 4 | Middle English | dẹ̄men | — |
| 5 | Old English | dēman | to judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dōmijan | to judge, to deem |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dōmijaną | to judge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |