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

doem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch duom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchduom—
2Proto-West Germanicdōmjudgement
3Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Latin domus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
2Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
3Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
4Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “doem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →