Where does “Märtyrertum” come from?

Märtyrertum (German) comes from German -tum, from Middle High German -tuom, from Old High German -tuom, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Märtyrertum (German): martyrdom

Definitions

  1. martyrdom

Ancestry of “Märtyrertum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-tum-dom
2Middle High German-tuom—
3Old High German-tuom—
4Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz →