Where does “pelituomari” come from?

pelituomari (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuomari, from Old Swedish dōmare, from Old Norse dómari, from Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

pelituomari (Finnish): referee in a sport or game

Definitions

  1. referee in a sport or game

Ancestry of “pelituomari”, step by step

pelituomari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuomari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuomarijudge, justice; Short for erotuomari
2Old Swedishdōmare—
3Old Norsedómaria judge, one who judges
4Old Norsedómrjudgement
5Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →
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