Where does “dom” come from?

dom (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dumb, from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dom (Middle Dutch): dumb, unwise, stupid

Definitions

  1. dumb, unwise, stupid

Ancestry of “dom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdumb—
2Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →