Where does “videotuomari” come from?

videotuomari (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.

videotuomari (Finnish): video referee

Definitions

  1. video referee

Ancestry of “videotuomari”, step by step

videotuomari 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 video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvideovideo; videocassette recorder, VCR; VHS
2EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →
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