Where does “Bistum” come from?
Bistum (German) comes from Middle High German bistuom, from Old High German biscoptuom, from Old High German -tuom, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Bistum (German): bishopric
Ancestry of “Bistum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | bistuom | — |
| 2 | Old High German | biscoptuom | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -tuom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |