Where does “doem” come from?
doem (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch duom, from Proto-West Germanic dōm, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “doem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | duom | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dōm | judgement |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “doem”