Where does “doomsday” come from?
Doomsday derives from Middle English domes dai, combining Middle English dom (judgment) with Middle English day, from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʰ-.
doomsday (English): The day when God is expected to judge the world;...
Definitions
- The day when God is expected to judge the world;...
Ancestry of “doomsday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dai | Alternative form of day |
| 2 | Old English | dæg | day, as a period from sunrise to sunset and as... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “doomsday”