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Where does “doomfully” come from?

doomfully (English) comes from English doomful, 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.

doomfully (English): In a doomful manner

Definitions

  1. In a doomful manner

Ancestry of “doomfully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoomfulFull of condemnation or destructive power
2EnglishDoom—
3Middle Englishdoom—
4Old Englishdōmmight, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,...
5Proto-Germanicdōmi—
6Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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