Where does “doomscroll” come from?
doomscroll (English) comes from English doomscrolling, 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.
doomscroll (English): To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events
Definitions
- To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events
Ancestry of “doomscroll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doomscrolling | The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events |
| 2 | English | Doom | A popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the progenitor of the genre |
| 3 | Middle English | doom | a judgement, (legal) decision or sentence |
| 4 | Old English | dōm | might, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōmi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |