Where does “-dom” come from?

-dom (Low German) comes from Middle Low German -dôm, from Old Saxon -dōm, from Old Saxon dōm — state, condition, authority, jurisdiction.

-dom (Low German): belonging to a domain or territory; quality or...

Definitions

  1. belonging to a domain or territory; quality or...

Ancestry of “-dom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low German-dôm
2Old Saxon-dōm(belonging to a) domain or jurisdiction
3Old Saxondōmstate, condition, authority, jurisdiction
Every word from Old Saxon dōmEvery word from Middle Low German -dômEvery word from Old Saxon -dōm