Where does “toomari” come from?

toomari (Ingrian) 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.

Ancestry of “toomari”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz
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